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Income Taxes (Valuation Allowance - Text) (Details) - U.S. net deferred income tax assets [Member] - Deferred tax assets related to purchases of limited partnerships and joint venture interests [Member] $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |
Change in valuation allowance | $ 67.7
Income tax expense (benefit) [Member] |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |
Change in valuation allowance | 52.0
Discrete income tax benefit attributable to valuation allowance release | 44.8
Additional paid-in capital [Member] |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |
Change in valuation allowance | $ 15.7

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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=37586315&loc=d3e32123-109318 + Details
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