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Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Carrying Values And Estimated Fair Values Of Debt Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 4,702.6	$ 5,868.6
Estimated Fair Value	$ 3,730.2	$ 4,621.9
Eight Point Five Zero Percent Senior Notes Member
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.50%	8.50%
Carrying Value	$ 486.1	$ 566.4
Estimated Fair Value	$ 473.0	$ 510.2
Six Point Eight Seven Five Percent Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Member
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.875%	6.875%
Carrying Value	$ 739.4	$ 990.9
Estimated Fair Value	$ 674.8	$ 850.5
Four Point Seven Zero Percent Senior Notes Member
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.70%	4.70%
Carrying Value	$ 673.9	$ 1,476.7
Estimated Fair Value	$ 613.0	$ 1,254.0
Four Point Five Percent Senior Notes Member [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.50%	4.50%
Carrying Value	$ 618.5	$ 619.7
Estimated Fair Value	$ 449.7	$ 417.4
Five Point Two Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.20%	5.20%
Carrying Value	$ 662.6	$ 692.5
Estimated Fair Value	$ 505.3	$ 505.2
Seven Point Two Zero Percent Debentures Member
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.20%	7.20%
Carrying Value	$ 149.1	$ 149.1
Estimated Fair Value	$ 123.4	$ 133.5
Seven Point Eight Seven Five Percent Senior Notes Member
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.875%	7.875%
Carrying Value	$ 378.7	$ 379.8
Estimated Fair Value	$ 240.7	$ 244.0
Five Point Seven Five Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.75%	5.75%
Carrying Value	$ 994.3	$ 993.5
Estimated Fair Value	$ 650.3	$ 707.1

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
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-Section 50
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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