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Noncontrolling Interests (Schedule Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest) (Details) (USD $)
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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]                                    
Parent company ownership in redeemable noncontrolling interest       42.80% 31.50%   31.50%   34.70% 42.80% 31.50%              
Redemption rights, percentage of aggregate shares held, maximum                         50.00%          
Share repurchase requests, limit                                   25.00%
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests, Reserve Holdback     $ 5,000,000                 $ 10,000,000   $ 2,500,000   $ 4,900,000 $ 1,800,000  
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest     49,300,000 100,000,000 70,501,000 70,000,000 156,169,000 70,000,000                    
Sale of parent equity to third party     24,700,000                              
Sale of third party equity to another third party     24,700,000                              
Proceeds from equity raised     49,400,000                              
Equity raised from parent       30,000,000                            
Proceeds from sale of partial interest in consolidated subsidiary                       98,900,000            
Activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest                                    
Balance, Beginning 900,878,000 657,727,000     796,743,000 536,717,000 657,727,000 757,655,000             50,000,000   9,200,000  
Net purchase of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests         0 (446,000) 0 (135,618,000)                    
Comprehensive income:                                    
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest         33,634,000 21,733,000 86,982,000 (64,030,000)                    
Other comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest         0 (3,000) 0 (6,000)                    
Balance, Ending $ 900,878,000 $ 657,727,000     $ 900,878,000 $ 628,001,000 $ 900,878,000 $ 628,001,000             $ 50,000,000   $ 9,200,000