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Debt Senior Notes (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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May 17, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 5.875% Due 2019 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 5.875% Due 2019 [Member] | May 17, 2011 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 5.875% Due 2019 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 6.125% Due 2021 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 6.125% Due 2021 [Member] | May 17, 2011 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 6.125% Due 2021 [Member] | Feb. 14, 2013 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 5.000% Due 2023 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 5.000% Due 2023 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 5.000% Due 2023 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 4.150% Due 2024 [Member] | Mar. 03, 2014 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Senior Notes, 4.150% Due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000
Senior Notes Interest Rate at Period End |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.875% | 5.875% | 6.125% | 6.125% | 6.125% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 4.15% | 4.15%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  |  |  |  |  | May 15, 2019 | May 15, 2019 |  | May 15, 2021 | May 15, 2021 |  |  | Feb. 15, 2023 | Feb. 15, 2023 | Mar. 15, 2024 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  | 0 | 0 | (34,000,000) | (39,000,000) | (33,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs | 23,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000,000 |  |  | 6,000,000 |
Senior Notes Net Proceeds | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.649%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.193%

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