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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Including Goodwill) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Impairment of assets | $ 0 | $ 0.4 | $ 6.3
Goodwill | 0 | 39.4 |
Other Material Impairments | 0 | 0 | 0
Atoka [Member] |  |  |
Impairment of assets |  |  | 5.0
Impairment of Assets Noncontrolling Interest Portion |  |  | $ 2.5

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- Definition Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2420-110228 + Details
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