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EQUITY - CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBEL PERPETUAL PREFERENCE SHARES (DETAILS) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Equity Disclosures |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding | shares | 6,900,000 | 6,900,000 |
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share | $ 100 | $ 100 |
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash | $ | $ 34 | $ 34 | $ 34
Convertible perpetual preference shares |  |  |
Equity Disclosures |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding | shares | 6,900,000 |  |
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.01 |  |
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share | $ 100 |  |
Convertible preference share, common shares issued upon conversion, at any time before mandatory conversion date | 1.1331 |  |
Convertible preference shares accrued dividends (as a percent) | 4.875% |  |
Accumulated unpaid dividends up to a maximum additional (in dollars per share) | $ 25 |  |
Conversion price, convertible preference share (in dollars per share) | $ 88.2501 |  |
Convertible preference shares, aggregate common shares issued if converted at current conversion rate | shares | 7,818,390 |  |
Target ratio of closing share price to conversion price as a condition for conversion or redemption of Convertible Notes (as a percent) | 130.00% |  |
Minimum | Convertible perpetual preference shares |  |  |
Equity Disclosures |  |  |
The consecutive trading days which must occur to trigger the conversion of the notes | 20 days |  |
Maximum | Convertible perpetual preference shares |  |  |
Equity Disclosures |  |  |
The consecutive trading days which must occur to trigger the conversion of the notes | 30 days |  |

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- Definition Represents the number of common shares issued for each share of convertible preferred stock that is converted before the mandatory conversion date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of trading days that the entity's common stock last reported sales price of common stock as measured against percentage of conversion price. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The maximum period of consecutive trading days that the entity's common stock closing price to conversion price must exceed a specified percentage of conversion price to trigger conversion feature of notes. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The per share liquidation preference (or restrictions) of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that has a preference in involuntary liquidation considerably in excess of the par or stated value of the shares. The liquidation preference is the difference between the preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the share. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21484-112644 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(d)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 29 -Article 5 + Details
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