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Stock-Based Compensation (Details 5) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2013
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Stock based compensation expense $ 21,500,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 51,800,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 33,500,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense              
Supplemental Employee Incentive Plan                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Stock based compensation expense 3,000,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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11,500,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,400,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Number of trading days during which the closing price per share of the company's common stock equals or exceeds the goal price 20 days                  
Number of consecutive trading days 60 days                  
Period during which closing price per share equals or exceeds an interim price goal 2 years                  
Period during which closing price per share equals or exceeds final price goal 4 years                  
Percentage of the total distribution paid immediately 25.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfAggregateDistributionPaidImmediately
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Percentage of the total distribution to be deferred in accordance with the plan 75.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfAggregateDistributionPaidOnDeferredPaymentDates
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Represents the period within which total distribution will be paid. interim or final trigger date occurs within the first 30 months from the effective date, 25% of the total distribution will be paid immediately and the remaining 75% will be deferred and paid at a future date as described in the Plan. For final trigger dates occurring during the last 18 months but before the end of the Plan, total distribution will be paid immediately.                  
Payments under share-based compensation plan 13,000,000cog_PaymentsRelatedToShareBasedCompensation
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4,500,000cog_PaymentsRelatedToShareBasedCompensation
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0cog_PaymentsRelatedToShareBasedCompensation
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Supplemental Employee Incentive Plan | Interim trigger date                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Percentage of eligible employee's base salary for interim distribution 20.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfEligibleEmployeesBaseSalaryToBeReceivedByAnEmployeeUponTheAchievementOfTheInterimPriceGoal
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Supplemental Employee Incentive Plan | Final trigger date                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Total percentage of salary eligible for final distribution if final trigger is achieved 50.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfEligibleEmployeesBaseSalaryToBeReceivedByAnEmployeeUponTheAchievementOfTheFinalPriceGoal
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Incremental percentage of salary eligible for final distribution if company paid interim distributions upon achievement of the interim trigger 30.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardIncrementalPercentageOfEligibleEmployeesBaseSalaryToBeReceivedByAnEmployeeUponTheAchievementOfTheFinalPriceGoalIfInterimGoalTotalWasPaid
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SEIP II                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Payments under share-based compensation plan       0cog_PaymentsRelatedToShareBasedCompensation
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SEIP III | Interim trigger date occurs by June 30, 2014                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Interim goal price (in dollars per share)         $ 25.00cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardCommonStockInterimGoalPricePerShare
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      $ 25.00cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardCommonStockInterimGoalPricePerShare
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SEIP III | Interim trigger date occurs by June 30, 2014 | February 2013 Trigger Achievement                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Distribution to be made to company's employees due to achievement of interim goal price of $25 per share         6,800,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardInterimGoalAchievementTotalPayable
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Percentage of total interim distribution paid in February         25.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfInterimGoalAchievementPaid
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Current distribution to be made to company's employees due to achievement of interim goal price of $25 per share         1,700,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardInterimGoalAchievementFirstPayment
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Percentage of total interim distribution deferred         75.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfInterimGoalAchievementDeferred
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Deferred distribution to be made to company's employees due to achievement of interim goal price of $25 per share in August 2014         4,900,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardInterimGoalAchievementTotalPayableDeferred
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SEIP III | Final trigger date occurs by June 30, 2016                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Percentage of the total distribution to be deferred in accordance with the plan           75.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfAggregateDistributionPaidOnDeferredPaymentDates
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Final goal price (in dollars per share)           $ 37.50cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementbyShareBasedPaymentAwardCommonStockMinimumGoalPricePerShareFinalTarget
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    $ 37.50cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementbyShareBasedPaymentAwardCommonStockMinimumGoalPricePerShareFinalTarget
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Distribution to be made to the company's employees due to achievement of interim goal price of $25 per share           11,100,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFinalGoalAchievementTotalPayable
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Percentage of the total distribution paid in September 2013           25.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfAggregateDistributionPaid
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Current distribution to be made to the company's employees due to achievement of final goal price of $37.50 per share           2,800,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFinalGoalAchievementFirstPayment
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Deferred distribution to be made to the company's employees due to achievement of final goal price of $37.50 per share in August 2014           8,100,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFinalGoalAchievementTotalPayableDeferred
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SEIP IV                    
Assumptions (as a percent)                    
Stock price volatility 33.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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38.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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39.50%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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Risk free rate of return 1.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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1.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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0.50%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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Annual salary increase rate 4.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAnnualSalaryIncreaseRate
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4.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAnnualSalaryIncreaseRate
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4.00%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAnnualSalaryIncreaseRate
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Annual turnover rate 4.60%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAnnualTurnoverRate
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4.60%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAnnualTurnoverRate
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6.10%cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAnnualTurnoverRate
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SEIP IV | Interim trigger date occurs by September 30, 2015                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Interim goal price (in dollars per share)                   $ 55.00cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardCommonStockInterimGoalPricePerShare
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SEIP IV | Final trigger date occurs by September 30, 2017                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Final goal price (in dollars per share) $ 80.00cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementbyShareBasedPaymentAwardCommonStockMinimumGoalPricePerShareFinalTarget
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Performance Share Awards                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Stock based compensation expense 20,800,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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30,900,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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24,600,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Unamortized compensation expense 18,200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Unrecognized compensation expense recognition period 1 year 10 months 24 days                  
Aggregate intrinsic value 62,000,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue
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Weighted-average remaining contractual term of non-vested shares 10 months 28 days                  
Number of types of performance shares awards for which performance goal period ended 2cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerformanceShareAwardsEndOfPerformancePeriodNumber
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Subsequent event | Employee Performance Share Awards                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Number of years over which performance criteria is to be met             3 years      
Number of criteria considered for awarding performance shares             3cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerformanceCriteriaNumber
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Certified achievement, shares issuable             504,620cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNumberOfSharesIssuableCertified
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Certified achievement, grant date fair value of award             8,900,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAchievementAwardGrantDateFairValueCertified
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Subsequent event | TSR Performance Share Awards                    
Stock-Based Compensation arrangements                    
Certified achievement, shares issuable               234,922cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNumberOfSharesIssuableCertified
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Certified achievement, grant date fair value of award               3,300,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAchievementAwardGrantDateFairValueCertified
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Performance share cash award in addition to shares               $ 7,000,000cog_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsCashComponent
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