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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]    
Effective income tax rate 31.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 33.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
2011-2012 Federal Tax Audit Settlement [Member]    
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]    
Decrease (Increase) in Unrecognized Tax Benefits that is Reasonably Possible 125,000,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound
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