Debt Instrument, Amortization Percentage Per Year

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Floor Rate

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- Definition

The issue price of the debt instrument, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount.

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- Definition

The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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- Definition

The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 45

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- Definition

Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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- Definition

Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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- Definition

Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Old Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Amortizing Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Delayed Draw Senior Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Revolving Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 LPR Revolving Loan [Member] Commitment Fees, Rate One [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 LPR Revolving Loan [Member] Commitment Fees, Rate Two [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] August 2012 Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility [Member]	Aug. 13, 2012 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] August 2012 LPR Revolving Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] LPR Term Loan A, B and Revolving Loan [Member] Interest Option One [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] LPR Term Loan A, B and Revolving Loan [Member] Interest Option Two [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] LPR Term Loan A [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] LPR Term Loan B [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] August 2012 LPR Term Loan [Member]	Aug. 13, 2012 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] August 2012 LPR Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] August 2012 LPR Term Loan [Member] Interest Option One [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] August 2012 LPR Term Loan [Member] Interest Option Two [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Liberty Puerto Rico [Member] LPR Revolving Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount		$ 150,000,000	$ 20,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Principal amount of debt								10,000,000			145,000,000	345,000,000	175,000,000				25,000,000
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR								LIBOR						LIBOR
Debt instrument, floor rate									1.50%	2.50%					1.50%	2.50%
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%														4.50%	3.50%
Original issue price, percentage								99.00%
Amortization per year														1.00%
Loss on extinguishment of debt							4,400,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, third party costs incurred							3,800,000
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost							$ 600,000
Fee on unused portion of credit facility					0.50%	0.375%