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- Definition

Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to issue debt and obtain financing associated with the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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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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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Borrowings - Senior Notes (Details)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Borrowings - Senior Notes (Details)	Feb. 01, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2013 EUR (€)	Feb. 01, 2013 USD ($)
7.375% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 750,000,000.0
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							7.375%	7.375%
Debt instrument maturity year	2021
5.750% Senior Secured Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| €							€ 250,000,000.0
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							5.75%	5.75%
Debt instrument maturity year	2021
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost	$ 33,100,000
Unamortized debt issuance expense		$ 22,300,000		$ 22,300,000		$ 25,300,000
Amortization of financing costs		1,000,000	$ 1,000,000	3,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Euro Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							5.75%	5.75%
Debt issuance cost	$ 10,200,000
Unamortized debt issuance expense		6,800,000		6,800,000		7,700,000
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage	101.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 01, 2021
Euro Senior Notes [Member] \| Any Time Prior to February 1, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed	40.00%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage	105.75%
Euro Senior Notes [Member] \| Debt Instrument Redemption Period [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed	10.00%
Euro Senior Notes [Member] \| 12 Month Period Prior to February 1, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage	103.00%
Dollar Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							7.375%	7.375%
Debt issuance cost	$ 22,900,000
Unamortized debt issuance expense		$ 15,500,000		$ 15,500,000		$ 17,600,000
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage	101.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	May 01, 2021
Dollar Senior Notes [Member] \| Any Time Prior to February 1, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed	40.00%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage	107.375%