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Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Statements, Textuals (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | May 23, 2012 Senior Notes
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Principal amount of notes | $ 225.0 | $ 225.0 | $ 225.0
Ownership interest by parent | 100.00% |  |

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- Definition Ownership interest in subsidiaries + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 55 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584090&loc=d3e28878-108400 + Details
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