Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Annual Net Profits Maximum Range

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Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Registered Company Capital

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Dividends Reserve Requirements

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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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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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Other (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified					3 Months Ended
	Feb. 14, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2013 CZK	Mar. 31, 2013 CET 21 [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 CET 21 [Member] CZK	Mar. 31, 2013 Dividends Restrictions [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Dividends Restrictions [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Btv Group [Member] BULGARIA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Btv Group [Member] BULGARIA [Member] Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Line of credit, maximum factoring agreement			$ 41.4	830.0
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired							94.00%	90.00%
Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Annual Net Profits					5.00%	25.00%
Dividends Reserve Requirement Restriction Portion Of Annual Net Profits					5.00%
Dividends Reserve Requirements						25.00%
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	$ 3.0	60.0