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Asset-Backed Financing (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Financing Receivable [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | $ 1,782,332 | $ 1,643,701
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,611,624 | 1,458,602
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 0 | 0
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 170,708 | 185,099
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (40,998) | (35,121)
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (37,937) | (32,156)
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | 0 | 0
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (3,061) | (2,965)
Restricted Cash [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 110,642 | 122,052
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 100,151 | 110,017
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 0 | 0
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 10,491 | 12,035
Other Assets [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 5,099 | 3,671
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 4,383 | 2,987
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 323 | 422
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 393 | 262
Assets, Total [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,857,075 | 1,734,303
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,678,221 | 1,539,450
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 323 | 422
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 178,531 | 194,431
Asset-Backed Debt [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,616,993 | 1,438,445
Asset-Backed Debt [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,463,154 | 1,271,533
Asset-Backed Debt [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 0 | 0
Asset-Backed Debt [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | $ 153,839 | $ 166,912

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