Debt instrument interest payable dates.

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- Definition

Debt redemption price expressed as a percent of face amount.

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Benchmark

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- Definition

Percentage of Fronting Fee

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- Definition

Minimum outstanding amount, following redemption with proceeds from one or more equity offerings, expressed as a percentage of original aggregate principal amount.

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- Definition

Redeemable amount expressed as a percentage of the notes original aggregate principal amount not to exceed the proceeds of one or more equity offerings.

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- Definition

Amount of revolving credit facility borrowing base that is unavailable due to the issuance of letters of credit.

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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 55

-Paragraph 8

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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

Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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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

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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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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- Definition

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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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

Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding.

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- Definition

The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

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Financing Agreements - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Financing Agreements - Additional Information (Details)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Notes	Sep. 30, 2013 New Senior Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 New Senior Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 European Receivables Loan Facility USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 European Receivables Loan Facility EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Letter of Credit Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Periods Prior to Fiscal Year September Twenty Sixteen [Member] New Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Periods Prior to Fiscal Year September Twenty Sixteen [Member] Senior Notes Due September 2021 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Periods Prior to Fiscal Year September Twenty Sixteen [Member] Senior Notes Due September 2023 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Periods Prior to Fiscal Year September Twenty Sixteen [Member] Maximum New Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate			6.12%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Debt Instrument Interest Payment Dates					March 15 and September 15
Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs				734,000,000
Percent Of Notes Redeemable Maximum																35.00%
Debt Redemption Price														105.375%	106.00%
Percent Of Notes Outstanding Minimum													50.00%
Current aggregate facility						500,000,000	500,000,000	101,000,000	75,000,000		300,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		2,000,000				2,000,000
Unused capacity, benchmark							50.00%
Percentage of applicable commitment fee										0.25%	0.375%
Percentage of fronting fee												0.125%
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding						0	0	0
Utilized letters of credit						64,000,000	64,000,000
Borrowing base collateral						346,000,000	346,000,000	95,000,000
Available borrowing capacity						282,000,000	282,000,000
Debt Issuance Cost				$ 16,000,000		$ 3,000,000