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Stock Repurchase Plan (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Accelerated Stock Buyback (Details) [Abstract] |  |
Accelerated stock buyback, gross price paid | $ 200,000,000 |
Accelerated stock buyback, initial shares delivered, shares | 4,592,423 |
Accelerated stock buyback, additional shares delivered at settlement, shares | 816,916 |
Accelerated stock buyback, total shares delivered, shares | 5,409,339 |
Stock Repurchase Plan (Details) [Abstract] |  |
Authorized aggregate amount | 1,250,000,000 |
Total number of shares repurchased since inception of our stock repurchase program (shares) | 36,994,653 | 31,120,279
Aggregate purchase price of shares repurchased since inception of our stock repurchase program | 994,800,000 | 777,300,000
Number of shares repurchased (shares) | 465,035 |
Purchase price of shares repurchased | $ 17,400,000 |

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