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Variable Interest Entities - Royalty Trusts - Assets and Liabilities Included in Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (Details) (Royalty Trusts, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Royalty Trusts
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Reserves for expenses	$ 3.0	$ 3.0

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- Definition

Reserves held by the trustee for future general and administrative expenses.

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No definition available.

+ Details

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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

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- Details

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