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Asset-Backed Financing (Schedule Of Secured Notes With Related Maturity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Secured Notes Issued May 2015 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 500,000
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 0.88%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Secured Notes Issued April 2014 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 850,000
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 0.66%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Secured Notes Issued April 2013 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 650,000
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 0.57%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Secured Notes Issued January 2015 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 700,000
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 0.89%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | August 2013 - June 2018 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 675,306
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 0.59%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | November 2012 - February 2018 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 513,300
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 0.88%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | September 2012 - August 2017 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 573,380
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 0.76%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Foreign Line of Credit [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Finance Receivables | $ 85,000 |
Face Amount of Finance Receivables Transferred | $ 97,100 | $ 87,500
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance | 2.03% | 1.80%

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