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Intangible Franchise Rights and Goodwill (Details) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | $ (729,000) |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 7,421,000 |  |  |
Ending Balance | 786,264,000 |  | 737,303,000 |
Intangible Franchise Rights |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | (11,175,000) |  |  |
Accumulated Impairments | 40,300,000 |  |  |
United Kingdom [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period | 0 |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 0 |  |  |
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments | 662,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset | 0 |  |  |
Ending Balance | 20,264,000 | [1] | 19,602,000 | [1]
Intangible Franchise Rights |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 8,659,000 |  |  |
Additions through acquisitions | 0 |  |  |
Currency Translation | 292,000 |  |  |
Ending Balance | 8,951,000 |  |  |
United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period | 34,588,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | (729,000) |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 1,446,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments | 0 |  |  |
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset | (33,000) |  |  |
Ending Balance | 647,740,000 | [1] | 612,468,000 | [1]
Intangible Franchise Rights |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 216,412,000 |  |  |
Additions through acquisitions | 18,988,000 |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | (2,114,000) |  |  |
Currency Translation | 0 |  |  |
Ending Balance | 233,286,000 |  |  |
Brazil [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 5,975,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments | 7,052,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset | 0 |  |  |
Ending Balance | 118,260,000 | [1] | 105,233,000 | [1]
Intangible Franchise Rights |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 76,434,000 |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | (9,061,000) |  |  |
Currency Translation | 4,803,000 |  |  |
Ending Balance | 72,176,000 |  |  |
Consolidated Total [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period | 34,588,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments | 7,714,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset | (33,000) |  |  |
Ending Balance | 786,264,000 | [1] | 737,303,000 | [1]
Intangible Franchise Rights |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 301,505,000 |  |  |
Additions through acquisitions | 18,988,000 |  |  |
Currency Translation | 5,095,000 |  |  |
Ending Balance | $ 314,413,000 |  |  |
[1] | 1) Net of accumulated impairment of $40.3 million.

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