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Contingencies and Commitments (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 agreement
Guarantees Letters Of Credit [Abstract] |
The range of expiration dates of guarantees made by the Parent Company | less than one year to more than 20 years
Lower limit of expiration dates of guarantees (less than one year) | 1 year
Upper limit of expiration dates of guarantees (more than 20 years) | 20 years
Obligations made by the Parent Company associated with non-recourse debt | $ 24,000,000
Contingent Contractual Obligations [Line Items] |
Amount | 564,000,000
Number of agreements | 35
Guarantees [Member] |
Contingent Contractual Obligations [Line Items] |
Amount | 434,000,000
Number of agreements | 21
Maximum exposure range for each agreement | <$1 - 53
Maximum exposure range, lower limit (less than $1) | 1,000,000
Maximum exposure range, upper limit | 53,000,000
Cash Collateralized Letters Of Credit [Member] |
Contingent Contractual Obligations [Line Items] |
Amount | 129,000,000
Number of agreements | 12
Maximum exposure range for each agreement | <$1 - 85
Maximum exposure range, lower limit (less than $1) | 1,000,000
Maximum exposure range, upper limit | 85,000,000
Letters of credit under secured credit facility [Member] |
Contingent Contractual Obligations [Line Items] |
Amount | 1,000,000
Number of agreements | 2
Maximum exposure range for each agreement | <$1
Maximum exposure range, lower limit (less than $1) | $ 1,000,000
Letters of credit under secured credit facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Contingent Contractual Obligations [Line Items] |
Letter of credit fee percentage paid | 0.20%
Letters of credit under secured credit facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Contingent Contractual Obligations [Line Items] |
Letter of credit fee percentage paid | 2.50%

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- Definition Describe the approximate term of the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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