Derivatives and Hedging (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Cash flow hedges [Member]
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Foreign currency exposures, maximum average hedging period	2 years
Foreign currency exposures, maximum hedging period	5 years
Interest Rate Risk Management
Interest rate fluctuations, maximum hedging period	2 years
Net investment hedges [Member]
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Foreign currency exposures, maximum hedging period	2 years
Not designated as hedging instrument [Member]
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Foreign currency exposures, maximum hedging period	1 year

Maximum average contract period for foreign currency exchange rate derivatives.

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- Definition

Maximum length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future exchange rates on its net investments in foreign operations.

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Maximum length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future exchange rates using instruments not designated as accounting hedges.

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- Definition

Maximum period of time the entity is hedging its exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Excludes forecasted transactions related to payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7668309&loc=d3e80748-113994

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Maximum period the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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