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Long-Term Debt (Peninsula Senior Notes Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Aug. 16, 2012 Peninsula Senior Notes 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018	Dec. 31, 2012 Peninsula Senior Notes 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018	Dec. 31, 2012 Prior to August 15, 2014 Peninsula Senior Notes 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018	Dec. 31, 2012 On or After August 15, 2014 and Prior to 2016 [Member] Peninsula Senior Notes 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018	Dec. 31, 2012 During 2016 and Thereafter Peninsula Senior Notes 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018
For the year ending December 31,
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage						108.375%	106.281%	100.00%
Redemption price, % of principal, subject to make-whole premium						100.00%
Face amount				$ 350,000,000
Debt instrument, stated interest rate				8.375%
Conditional repurchase price, % of principal					101.00%
Redeemable portion of principal amount, %					35.00%
Payments of debt issuance costs	$ 65,083,000	$ 15,374,000	$ 27,057,000	$ 14,200,000

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