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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Effective income tax rate | 14.10% | 19.20% |
Blended federal and state statutory income tax rate | 38.60% | 38.70% |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance |  |  | $ 72.5
Unrecognized tax benefits | 13.8 |  | 13.6
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions | 2.3 |  | 2.4
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest and penalties, that if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate | 14.0 |  | 13.8
Reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits, lower bound | 0.5 |  |
Reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits, upper bound | 0.6 |  |
Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 0.8 |  | 1.0
Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 0.8 |  | 0.9
Deferred income tax liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 12.2 |  | 11.7
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance, period of anticipated future reversal | 9 months |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance, period of anticipated future reversal | 12 months |  |
U.S. Deferred Income Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance |  |  | 67.7
Income tax expense (benefit) [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance, anticipated income tax benefit from future reversal | 40.0 |  |
Income tax expense (benefit) [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance, anticipated income tax benefit from future reversal | $ 50.0 |  |

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