Discontinued Operations and Disposition (Narrative) (Details) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	May 23, 2012 Austar [Member]	Oct. 28, 2013 Chellomedia [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2013 Chellomedia [Member] EUR (€)	May 23, 2012 Austar [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Austar [Member] USD ($)	May 23, 2012 Austar [Member] AUD	Jul. 11, 2011 Austar [Member]	Feb. 17, 2011 Austar Spectrum License Sale [Member] Austar [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 17, 2011 Austar Spectrum License Sale [Member] Austar [Member] AUD	Mar. 31, 2011 Austar Spectrum License Sale [Member] Austar [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of business					$ 1,034.2	€ 750.0	$ 1,056.1				$ 62.8	62.0
Business disposition, percent of ownership interest sold				100.00%
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired										45.85%
Business acquisition, purchase price (in AUD/USD per share)							$ 1.50		1.52
Cost of acquired entity							1,906.6		1,932.7
Percentage of shares owned after stock transaction				100.00%			54.15%
Equity interest in acquiree before increase in ownership									1,046.5
Gain (loss) on disposal								928.2
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	349.3	438.4	(566.6)					22.6
Cash flow hedge losses								(15.1)
Deferred income tax expense	18.6	36.0	146.6					4.1
Statutory income tax rate														35.00%
Total sales consideration											120.9	119.4
Cash consideration received											58.1	57.4
Pre-tax gain on license sale													$ 115.3