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Financial Instruments and Risk Concentration (Details)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Senior Notes Due September 2016      
Financial Instruments and Risk Concentration      
Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent) 2.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  2.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes Due September 2023      
Financial Instruments and Risk Concentration      
Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent) 5.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  5.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes Due February 2018      
Financial Instruments and Risk Concentration      
Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent) 6.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes Due January 2019      
Financial Instruments and Risk Concentration      
Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent) 9.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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9.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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9.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes Due September 2020      
Financial Instruments and Risk Concentration      
Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent) 5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes Due September 2021      
Financial Instruments and Risk Concentration      
Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent) 4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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