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Debt (Recourse Debt Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2013 Recourse Debt	May 31, 2013 Recourse Debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Recourse Debt	May 17, 2013 Recourse Debt 4.875% Senior Unsecured Note Due 2023	Apr. 30, 2013 Recourse Debt 4.875% Senior Unsecured Note Due 2023	Jun. 30, 2013 Recourse Debt 7.75% Senior Unsecured Note Due 2014	May 31, 2013 Recourse Debt 7.75% Senior Unsecured Note Due 2014	May 31, 2013 Recourse Debt 7.75% Senior Unsecured Note Due 2015	May 31, 2013 Recourse Debt 9.75% Senior Unsecured Note Due 2016	May 31, 2013 Recourse Debt 8.00% Senior Unsecured Note Due 2017	Dec. 31, 2013 Recourse Debt Secured Credit Facility LIBOR Plus 2.25% Due 2015	Dec. 31, 2013 LIBOR Recourse Debt Secured Credit Facility LIBOR Plus 2.25% Due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount				$ 750,000,000			$ 250,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate						6.75%	4.875%	4.875%	7.75%	7.75%	7.75%	9.75%	8.00%
Debt terminated amount				300,000,000	928,000,000				122,000,000
Debt term				10 years
Loss on the extinguishment of debt	229,000,000	8,000,000	62,000,000	163,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate															2.25%
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage														0.50%
Maximum borrowing capacity														$ 800,000,000
Recourse Debt Covenants and Guarantees:
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries securing obligations						65.00%
Covenants, sale of guarantor or its subsidiaries percentage of proceeds used to repay debt						60.00%
Covenants, sale of guarantor or its subsidiaries percentage of proceeds used to repay debt if debt to cash flow is less than 5						50.00%
Minimum ratio of operating cash flow to interest charges						1.3
Maximum ratio of debt to cash flow						7.5

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