Extinguishment of Debt, Accrued Interest Paid to Lenders

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Extinguishment of Debt, Fees Paid to Lenders

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Extinguishment of Debt, Make-whole Interest Payment

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Redemption Premium, percentage of par value

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 20

-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

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-Paragraph 28

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 225

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-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.8)

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Long-Term Debt Senior Secured Notes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 05, 2014	Jul. 02, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, long-term and short-term	$ 3,192.4us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	90.7	64.0	17.2
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost	12.6	20.1
Senior secured notes due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	8.00%
Debt, long-term and short-term	0	325.0
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount				325.0	175.0
Redemption Premium, percentage of par value				106.061%	108.00%
Extinguishment of Debt, Accrued Interest Paid to Lenders					0.7
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(23.7)	16.7
Extinguishment of Debt, Fees Paid to Lenders	13.0	14.0
Extinguishment of Debt, Make-whole Interest Payment	6.7
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost	$ 4.0	$ 2.7