Guarantor Subsidiaries Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 753,660	$ 679,391
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(699,625)	(547,943)
Purchases of investments	(462,289)	(1,174,773)
Proceeds from maturity of investments	537,500	387,500
Change in advances affiliates	0	0
Proceeds from affiliate debt		0
Issuance of affiliate debt		0
Other investing activities, net	(75,594)	65,567
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(700,008)	(1,269,649)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Change in book overdraft	14,081	(78,765)
Proceeds from debt issuance, net of discount	1,497,500	992,770
Retirement of long-term debt	(535,792)	(327,529)
Proceeds from affiliate long-term loan		0
Change in advances affiliates	0	0
Repayments of debt	(17,945)	(12,000)
Other financing activities, net	14,789	(23,815)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	990,578	550,661
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	1,044,230	(39,597)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	796,531	929,381
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	1,840,761	889,784
Parent
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	930	1,057
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	0	0
Purchases of investments	(462,289)	(537,003)
Proceeds from maturity of investments	537,500	387,500
Change in advances affiliates	679,885	3,497
Proceeds from affiliate debt		0
Issuance of affiliate debt		0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	755,096	(146,006)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Change in book overdraft	0	0
Proceeds from debt issuance, net of discount	0	0
Retirement of long-term debt	0	0
Proceeds from affiliate long-term loan		0
Change in advances affiliates	292,154	0
Repayments of debt		0
Other financing activities, net	54,307	3,358
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	346,461	3,358
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	1,102,487	(141,591)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	507,849	642,089
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	1,610,336	500,498
Issuer
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(240,366)	(4,846)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(5,790)	(141,945)
Purchases of investments	0	(637,770)
Proceeds from maturity of investments	0	0
Change in advances affiliates	(689,633)	428,393
Proceeds from affiliate debt		385,664
Issuance of affiliate debt		(543,000)
Other investing activities, net	(64,941)	61,610
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(760,364)	(447,048)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Change in book overdraft	14,081	(80,263)
Proceeds from debt issuance, net of discount	1,497,500	992,770
Retirement of long-term debt	(535,792)	(327,529)
Proceeds from affiliate long-term loan		0
Change in advances affiliates	0	0
Repayments of debt		(12,000)
Other financing activities, net	(33,296)	(24,250)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	942,493	548,728
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(58,237)	96,834
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	287,942	269,836
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	229,705	366,670
Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	993,096	683,180
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(693,835)	(405,998)
Purchases of investments	0	0
Proceeds from maturity of investments	0	0
Change in advances affiliates	0	0
Proceeds from affiliate debt		0
Issuance of affiliate debt		0
Other investing activities, net	(10,653)	3,957
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(704,488)	(402,041)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Change in book overdraft	0	1,498
Proceeds from debt issuance, net of discount	0	0
Retirement of long-term debt	0	0
Proceeds from affiliate long-term loan		543,000
Change in advances affiliates	(282,406)	(431,890)
Repayments of debt		(385,664)
Other financing activities, net	(6,222)	(2,923)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(288,628)	(275,979)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(20)	5,160
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	740	17,456
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	720	22,616
Eliminations
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	0	0
Purchases of investments	0	0
Proceeds from maturity of investments	0	0
Change in advances affiliates	9,748	(431,890)
Proceeds from affiliate debt		(385,664)
Issuance of affiliate debt		543,000
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	9,748	(274,554)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Change in book overdraft	0	0
Proceeds from debt issuance, net of discount	0	0
Retirement of long-term debt	0	0
Proceeds from affiliate long-term loan		(543,000)
Change in advances affiliates	(9,748)	431,890
Repayments of debt		385,664
Other financing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(9,748)	274,554
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 0	$ 0