Income Tax Of Equity In Earnings Of Affiliates

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- Definition

Joint Venture Investment Percentage Of Income In Equity Earnings

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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Difference between amount at which an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting is carried (reported) on the balance sheet and amount of underlying equity in net assets the reporting Entity has in the investee.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Dividends received on equity and other investments during the current period.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from services rendered in the normal course of business, after deducting allowances and discounts.

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Investment in Affiliates, Net (Details)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Investment in Affiliates, Net (Details)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 PIQ Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 PIQ Acquisition [Member] NZD	Dec. 31, 2014 PIQ Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PIQ Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2013 PIQ Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Joint Venture Loan Originations Products and Services [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Joint Venture Loan Originations Products and Services [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Joint Venture Loan Originations Products and Services [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies, Inc. [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies, Inc. [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Symbility [Member] USD ($)
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Income Tax Of Equity In Earnings Of Affiliates									$ (8,900,000)	$ (16,500,000)	$ (22,100,000)
Dividends received from investments in affiliates									38,655,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDividendsReceived	36,680,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDividendsReceived	70,666,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDividendsReceived
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	29.40%								29.40%								50.10%			29.80%
Joint Venture Investment Percentage Of Income In Equity Earnings Of Affiliates, Net Of Tax																	80.00%	70.70%	73.80%
Investment in affiliates, net	103,598,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments				95,343,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments				103,598,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	95,343,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments												18,300,000
Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity																						11,300,000
Goodwill	1,780,758,000us-gaap_Goodwill				1,468,290,000us-gaap_Goodwill				1,780,758,000us-gaap_Goodwill	1,468,290,000us-gaap_Goodwill	1,354,823,000us-gaap_Goodwill											2,000,000
Other intangible assets, net	278,270,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet				175,808,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet				278,270,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	175,808,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet												9,400,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life														15 years								15 years
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage																10.00%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross												2,600,000	3,300,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	100.00%				60.00%				100.00%	60.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain															6,600,000
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments																				8,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal																					2,200,000
Operating revenue	$ 345,512,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 367,454,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 365,970,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 326,104,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 328,522,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 356,581,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 368,437,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 350,861,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 1,405,040,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 1,404,401,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 1,333,479,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet						$ 6,400,000	$ 8,700,000	$ 14,200,000