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Long-Term Trade And Unbilled Receivables (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Billed and Unbilled Contract Claims Subject to Uncertainty [Abstract]
Receivables	$ 8,284	$ 201
Unbilled receivables	234,292	229,486
Long-term trade and unbilled receivables	$ 242,576	$ 229,687

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Amounts due from customers or clients, more than one year from the balance sheet date, for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Amount due from customers or clients, more than one year from the balance sheet date, for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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