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CORPORATE BORROWINGS (Details 2) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Feb. 07, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2019 | Jan. 15, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2019 | Sep. 30, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2019 | Feb. 14, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2019 | Jan. 29, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2019 | Dec. 31, 2013 AMCE Notes due 2019 | Sep. 30, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2019 Other expense | Apr. 22, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2019 On June 1, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2022 | Feb. 07, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2022 | Feb. 07, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2022 On or after February 15, 2017 | Feb. 07, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2022 On or after February 15, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2014 AMCE Notes due 2020 Additional debt that could be incurred under financial covenants after giving effect to the event on a pro forma basis Maximum
CORPORATE BORROWINGS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of debt instrument (as a percent) |  |  |  | 8.75% |  |  |  | 8.75% |  |  | 5.875% | 5.875% |  |  | 6.50%
Principal amount of Notes tendered |  |  | $ 1,038.75 | $ 1,038.75 |  | $ 1,038.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consent fee payable as a percentage of principal amount |  |  | 3.00% | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of notes tendered |  |  | 1,000 | 1,000 |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount for which holders tendered |  |  |  | 463,950,000 |  |  | 14,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding notes received in tenders and consents |  |  |  | 77.33% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount for which tendered offer was accepted for purchase |  |  | 463,950,000 |  |  | 14,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 136,036,000 |  | 375,000,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument redemption price as a percentage of principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104.375% |  |  | 104.406% | 100.00% |
Gain on extinguishment related to the redemption and cash tender offer | 8,544,000 | 422,000 |  |  | 8,544,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 158,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,571,700,000
Amount of loans and dividends which could be made |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 646,637,000

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