Derivative potential future cash payment.

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- Definition

Fixed-rate debt represents total debt.

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- Definition

Increase (decrease) in interest expense for the CMBS interest rate cap for the 3 months ended.

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- Definition

Interest rate swap agreements, represents total debt.

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

-Sentence Column B

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- Definition

Cap rate on an interest rate derivative such as an interest rate cap or collar. If market rates exceed the cap rate, a payment or receipt is triggered on the contract.

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- Definition

The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1A

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5579245-113959

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1B

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5580258-113959

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- Definition

The portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a rate subject to change from time to time.

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Derivative Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Put Option [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Interest rate swaps [Member] interest_rate_swap_agreements	Jun. 30, 2012 Interest rate swaps [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Interest rate swaps [Member] interest_rate_swap_agreements	Jun. 30, 2012 Interest rate swaps [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] Interest rate caps [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swap agreements			8		8
Notional amount of interest rate swap agreements			$ 5,750.0		$ 5,750.0		$ 4,664.1
LIBOR cap rate							4.50%
Aggregate cash payment		13.9
Increase (decrease) in interest expense			42.8	42.2	85.0	84.0
Variable rate debt hedged using interest rate swap agreements	$ 5,750.0
Variable rate debt, percentage of total debt	18.00%
Fixed-rate debt, percentage of total debt	82.00%