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Business Acquisition, Percentage of Undivided Interests Acquired

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Percentage of Agreed Sale Price as Consideration at sell down

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Percentage of Agreed Sale Price as Final Installment Payment

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

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities.

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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of investments and other noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet due to materiality considerations. Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Financing Receivables (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Middlemount Mine [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Middlemount Mine [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Middlemount Mine [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Codrilla Mine Project [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Codrilla Mine Project [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Codrilla Mine Project [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Codrilla Mine Project [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Codrilla Mine Project [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 23, 2011 Codrilla Mine Project [Member] AUD	Mar. 31, 2014 Financing Receivable [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Financing Receivable [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 23, 2011 Coppabella, Moorvale, and Codrilla Mines [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	$ 362.9		$ 351.8
Accounts receivable, net													0.1	0.1
Investments and other assets				333.0		323.2				29.8	28.5		362.8	351.7
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				50.00%
Percentage of ownership before selldown									85.00%
Percentage of undivided interests acquired															73.30%
Consideration received by company upon completion of sell down												15.0
Percentage of agreed sale price as consideration upon selldown completion												20.00%
Business acquistion percentage of agreed sales price first installment payment received								40.00%
Percentage of agreed sale price as final installment payment due										40.00%
Adjustment to discounted value of note receivable							1.6
Basis spread over Australian Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate				3.50%
Interest income	3.6	5.9		1.4	1.4
Additional interest income under a full accrual basis				$ 1.7	$ 1.6