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Finance Assets Finance Assets 2 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012
Leveraged Leases [Line Items] |  |  |
Rental receivables | $ 68,918 |  | $ 83,254
Unguaranteed residual values | 13,644 |  | 14,177
Principal and interest on non-recourse loans | (41,836) |  | (55,092)
Unearned income | (5,868) |  | (7,793)
Investment in leveraged leases | 34,858 |  | 34,546
Less: Deferred taxes related to leveraged leases | (16,319) |  | (19,372)
Net investment in leveraged leases | 18,539 |  | 15,174
Gain on sale of leveraged lease assets, net of tax | $ 0 | $ 12,886 |

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- Definition The estimated portion of pretax income and investment tax credit remaining to be allocated to income over the lease term. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 13 -Paragraph 43 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7662307&loc=d3e42840-112730 + Details
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- Definition The net investment in arrangements meeting the criteria for classification as leveraged leases including deferred taxes. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 35 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7662473&loc=d3e43930-112732 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 13 -Paragraph 43 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 14 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7662307&loc=d3e42840-112730 + Details
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- Definition The gross rentals receivable equal to the future cash flows from the lessee. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 13 -Paragraph 43 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 25 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7662187&loc=d3e42229-112728 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7662307&loc=d3e42840-112730 + Details
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