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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $) | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Net | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000
Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 312,557,000 |
Liabilities: | 0 |
Money market funds / commercial paper |  | 581,648,000
Equity securities |  | 0
Commingled fixed income securities |  | 0
Debt securities - U.S. and foreign governments, agencies and municipalities |  | 124,221,000
Debt securities - corporate |  | 0
Mortgage-back / asset-back securities |  | 0
Interest rate swaps |  | 0
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 0
Total assets |  | 705,869,000
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 0
Total liabilities |  | 0
Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 411,998,000 |
Liabilities: | (5,473,000) |
Money market funds / commercial paper |  | 34,369,000
Equity securities |  | 25,106,000
Commingled fixed income securities |  | 29,359,000
Debt securities - U.S. and foreign governments, agencies and municipalities |  | 18,908,000
Debt securities - corporate |  | 43,926,000
Mortgage-back / asset-back securities |  | 162,375,000
Interest rate swaps |  | 10,117,000
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 2,582,000
Total assets |  | 326,742,000
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (1,174,000)
Total liabilities |  | (1,174,000)
Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Liabilities: | 0 |
Money market funds / commercial paper |  | 0
Equity securities |  | 0
Commingled fixed income securities |  | 0
Debt securities - U.S. and foreign governments, agencies and municipalities |  | 0
Debt securities - corporate |  | 0
Mortgage-back / asset-back securities |  | 0
Interest rate swaps |  | 0
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 0
Total assets |  | 0
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 0
Total liabilities |  | 0
Total |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 724,555,000 |
Liabilities: | (5,473,000) |
Money market funds / commercial paper |  | 616,017,000
Equity securities |  | 25,106,000
Commingled fixed income securities |  | 29,359,000
Debt securities - U.S. and foreign governments, agencies and municipalities |  | 143,129,000
Debt securities - corporate |  | 43,926,000
Mortgage-back / asset-back securities |  | 162,375,000
Interest rate swaps |  | 10,117,000
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 2,582,000
Total assets |  | 1,032,611,000
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (1,174,000)
Total liabilities |  | (1,174,000)
Carrying value |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | (3,650,590,000) | (4,017,375,000)
Fair value |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | (3,867,130,000) | (4,200,970,000)
Money market funds / commercial paper | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 194,486,000 |
Money market funds / commercial paper | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 147,259,000 |
Money market funds / commercial paper | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Money market funds / commercial paper | Total |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 341,745,000 |
Equity securities | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Equity securities | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 25,384,000 |
Equity securities | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Equity securities | Total |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 25,384,000 |
Commingled fixed income securities | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Commingled fixed income securities | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 26,772,000 |
Commingled fixed income securities | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Commingled fixed income securities | Total |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 26,772,000 |
Debt securities - U.S. and foreign governments, agencies and municipalities | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 118,071,000 |
Debt securities - U.S. and foreign governments, agencies and municipalities | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 18,049,000 |
Debt securities - U.S. and foreign governments, agencies and municipalities | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Debt securities - U.S. and foreign governments, agencies and municipalities | Total |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 136,120,000 |
Debt securities - corporate | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Debt securities - corporate | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 31,534,000 |
Debt securities - corporate | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Debt securities - corporate | Total |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 31,534,000 |
Mortgage-backed / asset-backed securities | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Mortgage-backed / asset-backed securities | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 159,300,000 |
Mortgage-backed / asset-backed securities | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Mortgage-backed / asset-backed securities | Total |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 159,300,000 |
Interest rate swaps | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Interest rate swaps | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 1,855,000 |
Interest rate swaps | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Interest rate swaps | Total |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 1,855,000 |
Foreign exchange contracts | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Liabilities: | 0 |
Foreign exchange contracts | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 1,845,000 |
Liabilities: | (5,473,000) |
Foreign exchange contracts | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 0 |
Liabilities: | 0 |
Foreign exchange contracts | Total |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets: | 1,845,000 |
Liabilities: | $ (5,473,000) |

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