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Debt (Details 2) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Nov. 30, 2006 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2011 Unsecured revolving credit facility Y entity | Mar. 31, 2012 Unsecured revolving credit facility | Dec. 31, 2011 Unsecured revolving credit facility | Jul. 26, 2011 Unsecured revolving credit facility | Mar. 31, 2012 Unsecured revolving credit facility LIBOR | Mar. 31, 2012 Unsecured revolving credit facility Bank prime rate | Mar. 31, 2012 Senior unsecured notes due July 2, 2013 Y | Nov. 30, 2006 Senior Unsecured Notes - Publicly Traded Tranche | Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Unsecured Notes - Publicly Traded | Nov. 30, 2006 Senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2012 Senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2016 | Nov. 30, 2006 Senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2036 | Mar. 31, 2012 Senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2036 | Mar. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facilities - Foreign Operations | Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facilities - Foreign Operations | Mar. 31, 2012 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and Senior Unsecured Notes count | Mar. 31, 2012 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and Senior Unsecured Notes Minimum count | Mar. 31, 2012 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and Senior Unsecured Notes Maximum
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,200,000 |  |  |  |
Period of extended term of existing syndicated credit agreement (in years) |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of banks as lenders |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate added to base (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50% | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee on unused portion of revolving credit facility (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average fixed rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.74% | 1.78% |  |  |  | 5.35% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  |  |  | 35,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional amount of letters of credit available to be issued |  |  |  |  | 214,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Combined outstanding balances of revolving credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,600,000 | 11,800,000 |  |  |
Weighted average remaining life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of debt | 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |  | 350,000,000 |  | 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of tranches comprising the debt issuance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.20% |  | 6.85% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of principal amount at which the notes may be required to be repurchased in event of a change of control and a downgrade of the entity's credit rating |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest coverage ratio, actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.1 |  |
Minimum interest coverage ratio required, debt covenant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.0 |
Leverage ratio, actual (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.00% |  |
Maximum leverage ratio required under financial covenant (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00%
Minimum net worth requirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,090,000,000 |
Reliance shareholders' equity |  | $ 3,265,400,000 | $ 3,143,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,270,000,000 |  |
Minimum percentage of consolidated EBITDA required for the entity and subsidiary guarantors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |
Minimum percentage of consolidated tangible assets required for the entity and subsidiary guarantors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |
Actual percentage of total consolidated EBITDA for the parent and subsidiary guarantors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86.00% |  |
Actual percentage of consolidated tangible assets owned by the entity and subsidiary guarantors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89.00% |  |

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