Debt Instrument, Contingent Interest Rate Variance

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Maximum Ratio of Indebtedness to EBITDA

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective debt issues.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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-Glossary Financing Activities

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Debt Credit Agreement (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	May 17, 2011	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Notes, 4.150% Due 2024 [Member] Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]	Mar. 03, 2014 Senior Notes, 4.150% Due 2024 [Member] Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] Administrative Agent’s Alternate Base Rate [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] Administrative Agent’s Alternate Base Rate [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Tranche A, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] LIBOR [Member]	May 17, 2011 Revolver, Due 2018 [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolver, Due 2018 [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver, Due 2018 [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver, Due 2018 [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] Administrative Agent’s Alternate Base Rate [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolver, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] Administrative Agent’s Alternate Base Rate [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolver, Due 2018 [Member] Loans Payable [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Original Credit Agreement [Member] Secured Debt [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Original Credit Agreement [Member] Secured Debt [Member] JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Notes, 5.875% Due 2019 [Member] Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit Agreement on Senior Secured Facilities															$ 575							$ 1,500							$ 3,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase, Additional Borrowings												574								2,400	1,300
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0	0	(34)	(39)			(1)	(39)																					(33)
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	23					6			14
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs								21
Letters of Credit Issued																												12
Basis spread of variable rate																0.25%	0.25%	1.25%	1.25%				1.25%	0.25%	0.25%	1.25%	1.25%
Contingent change in Appplicable Rate													0.00%	2.25%
Borrowings as of September 30, 2014										$ 400	$ 564											$ 0
Rates effective as of September 30, 2014							4.193%								1.4375%							0.00%
Consolidated Leverage Ratio																												275.00%