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Represents the per share amount of a dividend expected to be declared annually, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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Represents the percentage of ownership interest held by the majority shareholder.

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This element represents disclosure of the total aggregate cash dividends paid to the entity by consolidated subsidiaries, by unconsolidated subsidiaries, and by 50% or less owned persons accounted for using the equity method.

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Equity impact of common stock cash dividends declared by an entity during the period. This element includes paid and unpaid dividends declared during the period.

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Dividends (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Dividends (Details) (USD $)	Jan. 24, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013 IEP	Apr. 30, 2013 IEP
Dividends
Initial quarterly dividend expected (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75
Dividend expected on annualized basis (in dollars per share)	$ 3.00
Special dividend payable (in dollars per share)	$ 5.50
Dividends
Amount of the special dividend paid		$ 477,571,000	$ 391,600,000
Ownership percentage held			82.00%	82.00%
Cash dividends paid to parent company			$ 391,600,000