Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Fair Value Adustment

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value, Fair Value at Issuance

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Fair value before effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset.

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Fair value before effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value	$ 9,480	$ 41,654	$ 0
Derivative Asset	7,088	0
Derivatives, at fair value	7,088	0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(1,785)	(3,830)
Derivatives, at fair value	1,785	3,830	98
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations, Recurring Basis, Liability Value	0	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value, Fair Value at Issuance	(445,000)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Settlements	20,362
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Fair Value Adustment	(74,503)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Liability, Transfers out of Level 3	499,141
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	1,170,866	389,722
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	1,174,164	395,660
Convertible Obligation [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations, Recurring Basis, Liability Value	0	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value, Fair Value at Issuance	(445,000)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Settlements	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Fair Value Adustment	(4,827)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Liability, Transfers out of Level 3	449,827
Contingent Value Rights Obligation [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations, Recurring Basis, Liability Value	0	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value, Fair Value at Issuance	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Settlements	20,362
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Fair Value Adustment	(69,676)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Liability, Transfers out of Level 3	49,314
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value		37,824
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value		3,830
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value		41,654
Equity Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value	9,480
Equity Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value	0
Equity Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value	9,480
Equity Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value	0
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivatives, at fair value	7,088
Derivatives, at fair value	1,785	3,830	98
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivatives, at fair value	0
Derivatives, at fair value	0	0	0
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivatives, at fair value	7,088
Derivatives, at fair value	1,785	3,830	98
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivatives, at fair value	0
Derivatives, at fair value	0	0	0
Preferred Stock and Senior Notes [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value		41,654
Preferred Stock and Senior Notes [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value		0
Preferred Stock and Senior Notes [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value		0
Preferred Stock and Senior Notes [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value		41,654
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	300,975	0
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	300,628	0
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(449,827)
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(449,827)
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0
Contingent Value Rights Obligation [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(49,314)
Contingent Value Rights Obligation [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0
Contingent Value Rights Obligation [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(49,314)
Contingent Value Rights Obligation [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0
Mortgages Notes Payable [Member] \| Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	269,891	265,118	35,320
Mortgages Notes Payable [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	273,536	271,056	35,686
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] \| Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	0	124,604
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	0	124,604
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	600,000	0	42,407
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 600,000	$ 0	$ 42,407