Amount of collateral.

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- Definition

Consolidated Coverage Ratio

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Margin Basis Points Reduced

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- Definition

Net Leverage Ratio

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Waiver Fee

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- Definition

Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Decrease for amounts repaid on the credit facility for the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(f))

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The percentage points (also referred to as 'margin') added to the reference rate as stated in the loan agreement and used to compute the variable rate on the loans receivable. For instance, the loan agreement might state that the interest rate the borrower is obligated to pay is the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus three quarters (3/4) of a percentage point adjusted quarterly (each three months). LIBOR in this example is the index or reference rate, 3/4 percentage point is the margin, the reference rate plus the margin is the fully indexed rate. This element would be used to report separately the margin.

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Borrowings (Bank Facilities) (Narrative) (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		0 Months Ended							3 Months Ended									9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Overdraft Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Letter Agreement [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Letter Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2011 Letter Agreement [Member] PLN	Feb. 28, 2011 Letter Agreement [Member] Term Facility [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Letter Agreement [Member] Overdraft Facility [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2011 Letter Agreement [Member] Overdraft Facility [Member] PLN	Feb. 28, 2011 Letter Agreement [Member] Letter of Credit [Member]	Apr. 22, 2011 Credit Facility Amended Terms [Member] Term Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 22, 2011 Credit Facility Amended Terms [Member] Term Facility [Member] PLN	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit Facility Amended Terms [Member] Overdraft Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit Facility Amended Terms [Member] Overdraft Facility [Member] PLN	Apr. 22, 2011 Credit Facility Amended Terms [Member] Overdraft Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 22, 2011 Credit Facility Amended Terms [Member] Overdraft Facility [Member] PLN	Dec. 20, 2010 Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 20, 2010 Credit Facility [Member] PLN	Sep. 30, 2011 Zenit Bank, Alfa Bank And Raiffeisen Bank [Member] Term Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Unicredit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Unicredit [Member] RUB	Sep. 30, 2011 Poland [Member] Overdraft Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Hungary [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2010 Bank Handlowy And WBK [Member] Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2010 Bank Handlowy And WBK [Member] Credit Facility [Member] PLN
Borrowings [Line Items]
Maximum credit limit under line of credit facility						$ 41.6	120.0				$ 18.4	60.0	$ 43.4	120.0								$ 111.5	330.0
Outstanding liability from the term loans	16.1														43.9	130.0	33.9	18.7
Consolidated coverage ratio		1.28
Net leverage ratio		8.35
Waiver fee			1.15	3.30
Margin rate increased					4.25%	3.25%	3.25%	2.50%
Debt repaid									44.3	122.5
Reduction in margin charged to company													1.00%	1.00%
Maximum amount of collateral on term loan																			720
Amount available under open credit facility																				$ 16.6	$ 0.5
Maturity date of credit facility																		Nov. 30, 2012	Nov. 30, 2012