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CORPORATE BORROWINGS (Details 2) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	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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