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Debt, Non-Bank Debt and Capitalized Interest (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2013 Notes Due In 2013 [Member] | Jan. 31, 2013 Senior Notes Due In 2013 [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds Series 2010 [Member] | Apr. 30, 2012 Tax Exempt Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 1997A [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Tax Exempt Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 1997A [Member] | Apr. 30, 2012 Notes Due In 2012 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Tax Exempt Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 1997 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Tax Exempt Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 1998 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Tax Exempt Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 1999 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Tax Exempt Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2001 [Member] | May 03, 2012 Industrial Revenue Bonds Tax Exempt Refunding Bonds [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt repayments |  |  | $ 480,000,000 | $ 862,000,000 | $ 300,000,000 | $ 180,000,000 |  | $ 4,000,000 |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 108,000,000
Interest rate of notes in percentage |  |  |  |  | 4.75% | 6.70% | 4.00% | 5.45% | 5.45% | 6.875% | 5.60% | 5.60% | 5.70% | 6.65% |
Proceeds from advances for construction |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date (month, day, year) |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 01, 2040 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, mandatory tender date |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jun. 01, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption value in percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Capitalized Interest (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest costs incurred, capitalized | $ 16,000,000 | $ 59,000,000 | $ 101,000,000 | $ 164,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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