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Pending Acquisition (Details) | Feb. 28, 2014 Company A USD ($) | Aug. 12, 2013 Company A USD ($) | Aug. 12, 2013 Company A CNY | Aug. 12, 2013 Share purchase agreement Company A | Aug. 12, 2013 Share subscription agreement Company A | Jul. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Company B USD ($) | Jul. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Company B EUR (€) | Jul. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Company B Share Group One [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Company B Share Group One [Member] EUR (€) | Jul. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Company B Share Group Two [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Company B Share Group Two [Member] EUR (€) | Jul. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Company B Share Group Three [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Company B Share Group Three [Member] EUR (€)
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Pending Acquisition Agreement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement purchase price |  | $ 547,000,000 | 3,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 735,000,000 | € 537,000,000 | $ 227,000,000 | € 166,000,000 | $ 76,000,000 | € 55,300,000
Agreement per share purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | 15.06 | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected issued share capital percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 60.40% | 60.40% | 42.70% | 42.70% | 13.20% | 13.20% | 4.40% | 4.40%
Expected issued and outstanding share ownership percentage |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | 29.51% |  | 66.80% | 66.80% |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected shares to be acquired |  |  |  | 157,245,200 | 233,639,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Breakup fee | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,000,000 | 40,000,000 |  |  |  |
Downward/upwards purchase price adjustment deductible |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,000,000 | € 10,000,000 |  |  |  |
Special indemnity aggregate purchase price cap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Vittorio Merloni issued share capital percentage subject to Family SPA following Court of Ancona approval |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.20% | 1.20% |  |

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