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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)		1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012 Pemex Exploraciony Produccion (PEP) case	Sep. 30, 2013 Consolidated Delaware Action PNG Merger case	Sep. 30, 2013 Consolidated Texas Action PNG Merger case	Oct. 31, 2013 Consolidated Federal Action PNG Merger case
Loss Contingencies
Total number of cases filed	2
Number of cases filed during the period		2	2	4

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The total number of cases filed during the period.

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- Definition

The total number of cases filed as of the date specified.

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