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Interest Rate Swaps (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]  
Schedule of Interest Rate Swaps Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance
The following table shows the effect of interest rate swaps on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The estimated net amount, pre-tax, loss that is expected to be reclassified into earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is approximately $63.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. See also note 9. 
Interest Rate Swaps Designated as
Hedging Instruments(a)
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
Classification
 
2013

2012

2011
 
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income ("OCI") (effective portion)
 
$
—

  
$
—

  
$
(973
)
(b) 
OCI
Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income (effective portion)
 
(64,928
)
(b) 
(65,239
)
(b) 
(71,707
)
(b) 
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs
____________________
(a)
Exclusive of benefit (provision) for income taxes.
(b)
Inclusive of the impact of forward-starting interest rate swaps which had been hedging certain anticipated refinancings, all of which were previously cash settled.