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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block] |
| For the years ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Net cash provided by (used from) operating activities | $ | (1,637 | ) |  | $ | 11,475 |  |  | $ | (17,902 | )
Net cash provided by (used from) investing activities | $ | 8,067 |  |  | $ | (46,282 | ) | (a) | $ | (15,430 | )
Net cash provided by (used from) financing activities | $ | 385,982 |  | (b) | $ | (288,763 | ) | (b) | $ | 1,979 |
(a) | Inclusive of $46.3 million of acquired restricted cash.
(b) | Inclusive of $316.6 million of cash held by the trustee as of December 31, 2012 and subsequently released to retire the 7.75% Secured Notes in January 2013.
Components of Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs | The components of interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are as follows:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Interest expense on debt obligations | $ | 490,385 |  |  | $ | 491,694 |  |  | $ | 404,644 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 25,120 |  |  | 23,324 |  |  | 15,086 |
Amortization of adjustments on long-term debt | 8,541 |  |  | 21,297 |  |  | 16,090 |
Amortization of interest rate swaps | 64,928 |  |  | 65,239 |  |  | 71,707 |
Other, net of capitalized interest | 656 |  |  | (510 | ) |  | 60 |
Total | $ | 589,630 |  |  | $ | 601,044 |  |  | $ | 507,587 |
Reconciliation of the Numerators and Denominators of the Basic and Diluted Per Share Computations | A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations is as follows:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Net income (loss) attributable to CCIC stockholders | $ | 90,111 |  |  | $ | 188,584 |  |  | $ | 171,077 |
Dividends on preferred stock and losses on purchases of preferred stock | (11,363 | ) |  | (2,629 | ) |  | (22,940 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to CCIC common stockholders | $ | 78,748 |  |  | $ | 185,955 |  |  | $ | 148,137 |
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in thousands): |  |  |  |  |
Basic weighted-average number of common stock outstanding | 298,083 |  |  | 289,285 |  |  | 283,821 |
Effect of assumed dilution from potential common shares relating to restricted stock awards | 1,210 |  |  | 1,985 |  |  | 2,126 |
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding | 299,293 |  |  | 291,270 |  |  | 285,947 |
Net income (loss) attributable to CCIC common stockholders, per common share: |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 0.26 |  |  | $ | 0.64 |  |  | $ | 0.52 |
Diluted | $ | 0.26 |  |  | $ | 0.64 |  |  | $ | 0.52 |

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