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[Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Accumulated Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment [Member] Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member] Accumulated Derivative Gains (Losses) [Member] Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Other Comprehenisve Income Loss, Net of Tax [Line Items] Other Comprehenisve Income Loss, Net of Tax [Line Items] Other Comprehenisve Income Loss, Net of Tax [Line Items] Other Comprehenisve Income Loss, Net of Tax [Roll Forward] Other Comprehenisve Income Loss, Net of Tax [Roll Forward] Other Comprehenisve Income Loss, Net of Tax [Roll Forward] Balances, Beginning Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax benefit of $278 for the period November 4, 2011 to December 31, 2011, and tax expense of $(68), $(118), and $(148) for the period January 1, 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Redemption, Period [Axis] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Axis] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Axis] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Domain] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Domain] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Domain] Prior to November 1, 2014 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] Prior to November 1, 2015 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] On or after November 1, 2015 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member] On or after November 1, 2016 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member] On or after November 1, 2017 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five [Member] Range [Axis] Range [Axis] Range [Domain] Range [Domain] Minimum 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Revolving credit facility, available for swing-line loans Maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for swing-line loans. 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Weighted average nominal interest rate for senior secured credit facility Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate Interest rate added on past due amounts Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Added on Past Due Amounts Interest rate added to the applicable rate on past due amounts. Collateral [Abstract] Maximum percentage of voting stock (in hundredths) Debt Instrument, Collateral, Maximum Percentage of Voting Stock of Certain Subsidiaries The maximum percentage of voting stock of such entity (present and future subsidiaries) to which certain subsidiaries are limited in relation to the first priority lien and security interest in its shares of capital stock. Present and future real property pledged as collateral Debt Instrument, Collateral, Individual Present and Future Real Property Value, Minimum The minimum value of present and future real property pledged as collateral. 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Mandatory repayments due to issuance or incurrence of debt, percentage of proceeds Debt Instrument, Periodic Prepayment Component, Proceeds from Issuance of Qualifying Debt, Net The repayment basis of the term loan calculated as a percentage of net cash proceeds of the issuance or incurrence of certain indebtedness. Mandatory repayments, percentage of excess annual cash flow Debt Instrument, Periodic Prepayment Component, Excess Annual Cash Flow The repayment basis of the term loan calculated as a percentage of annual excess cash flow. Mandatory repayments, percentage of excess annual cash flow, first stepdown Debt Instrument, Periodic Prepayment Component, Excess Annual Cash Flow, Leverage Benchmark One The repayment basis of the term loan calculated as a percentage of annual excess cash flow, with step-down based upon achievement of specified total leverage ratio. 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