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Income Taxes Tax Return Filing Determinations and Elections (Details)	6 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 19, 2009	Oct. 06, 2009
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Acquisition Date			Oct. 06, 2009
Formation of LLP		Aug. 19, 2009
Income Tax Contingency, Federal Statutory Rate for Foreign Shareholders	30.00%

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Date of acquisition or disposal, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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