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Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Aug. 31, 2012 | Jan. 01, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 6.625% Senior Notes [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 6.625% Senior Notes [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 7.75% Senior Notes [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 7.75% Senior Notes [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Unused Letters of Credit [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Unused Revolver [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum | Oct. 03, 2010 Maximum | Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum
Summary of debt [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations | $ 12,994 |  | $ 14,135 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Credit Facility: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loans | 563,625 |  | 482,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount on term loan | (1,195) |  | (1,538) |  |  | (2,457) | (2,859) | (1,465) | (1,936) |  |  |  |  |
Revolver | 235,000 |  | 302,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Senior Credit Facility | 797,430 |  | 782,962 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Due |  |  |  | 300,000 | 300,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Swap on Notes | 6,212 |  |  |  |  | 6,212 | 7,411 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total 7 3/4% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  | 253,755 | 254,552 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium on Non-Recourse Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 8,304 |  |  |  |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | 124,947 |  | 235,430 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-recourse debt | 123,482 | 77,900 | 241,798 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other debt | 512 |  | 870 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt | 1,488,173 |  | 1,594,317 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt | (53,882) |  | (53,653) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations, long-term portion | (11,926) |  | (13,064) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | (104,836) |  | (208,532) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 1,317,529 |  | $ 1,319,068 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indebtedness under the revolver and the term loan A and term loan A-2 bears interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate in addition to LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  | 3.00%
Debt instrument interest rate in addition to base rate borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  | 2.00%
Bonds fixed coupon rates minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% | 0.375% |  |  |
Bonds fixed coupon rates maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% | 0.50% |  |  |
Maximum Leverage Ratios |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First day of fiscal year 2012 through and including that last day of fiscal year 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
First day of fiscal year 2013 through and including that last day of fiscal year 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.75
Thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.25
Maximum senior secured leverage ratios |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Through and including the last day of the fiscal year 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.25
First day of the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 through and including that last day of the second quarter of the fiscal year 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50 | 2.75

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