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Asset-Backed Financing (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount $ 1,643,701us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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$ 1,773,210us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 1,458,602us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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1,569,118us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 0us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 185,099us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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204,092us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Allowance for Credit Loss [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount (35,121)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount
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(35,139)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount
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Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount (32,156)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount
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(31,778)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount
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Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount 0us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount
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Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount (2,965)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount
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(3,361)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount
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Restricted Cash [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 122,052us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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144,807us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 110,017us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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133,053us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 0us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 12,035us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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11,754us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Other Assets [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 3,671us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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4,738us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 2,987us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 422us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 262us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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589us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Assets, Total [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 1,734,303us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 1,539,450us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 422us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 194,431us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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213,074us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Asset-Backed Debt [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 1,438,445us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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1,430,873us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Asset-Backed Debt [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 1,271,533us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Asset-Backed Debt [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount 0us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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Asset-Backed Debt [Member] | Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount $ 166,912us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
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