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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Guarantee Narative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Customer Lines Of Credit For Brazilian Subsidiary |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | $ 485,000,000 | $ 449,000,000
Loss associated with Brazilian subsidiary guarantee | 0 | 0
Indebtedness And Lines of Credit For Various Consolidated Subsidiaries |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | 1,300,000,000 | 1,400,000,000
Harbor Shores Line of Credit |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | $ 50,000,000 |

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- Definition Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. + 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 (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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- Definition Loss associated with Brazilian subsidary guarantee + References No definition available. + Details
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