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Shareholders' Equity And Net Income Per Share Other (Details) (USD $) | 11 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 22, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2014 Unsecured Creditors Litigation [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Unsecured Creditors Litigation [Member] Litigation, Damages Benchmark, Fourth LLP Agreement [Member] Pending Litigation [Member]
Shareholders' Equity and Net Income Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Initial Offering Period | November 22, 2011 |  |
Cumulative Distributions |  |  | $ 7,200,000,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value Per Unit in Excess of Benchmark |  | 32.50 |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Unit in Excess of Benchmark |  | 67.50 |
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum |  | 300,000,000 |
Loss Contingency Accrual |  | $ 0 |

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