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Debt and Credit Facilities - Total Debt Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 5.25% Senior Notes due April 2023 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 5.25% Senior Notes due April 2023 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 12% Senior Notes due February 2014 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 12% Senior Notes due February 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 12% Senior Notes due February 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 7.875% Senior Notes due June 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 7.875% Senior Notes due June 2017 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 8.125% Senior Notes due September 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 8.125% Senior Notes due September 2019 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 6.50% Senior Notes due December 2020 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 6.50% Senior Notes due December 2020 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 8.375% Senior Notes due September 2021 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 8.375% Senior Notes due September 2021 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 6.875% Senior Notes due July 2033 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 6.875% Senior Notes due July 2033 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Term Loan A Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Term Loan B Facility due October 2018 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Term Loan A Facility due October 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan A Facility due October 2016 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Term Loan B Facility due October 2018 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan B Facility due October 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate				5.25%	5.25%	12.00%	12.00%	12.00%	7.875%	7.875%	8.125%	8.125%	6.50%	6.50%	8.375%	8.375%	6.875%	6.875%
Unamortized lender fees																					$ 13.6	$ 15.4	$ 10.1	$ 10.7
Unamortized discount										5.5							1.4	1.4					14.8	15.6
Payments of long-term debt	428.0	27.3																	26.0	2.0
Repurchase aggregate principal amount									$ 400
Weighted average interest rate	6.20%		6.40%

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