Accelerated Vesting Conditions, Stock Options, Effective Period

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Accelerated Vesting Conditions, Stock Options, Employee Age

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Maximum percentage applicable to performance based restricted stock units awarded based on the level of achievement of specified conditions at the vesting date.

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Minimum percentage applicable to performance based restricted stock units awarded based on the level of achievement of specified conditions at the vesting date.

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The number of outstanding performance share units that could be awarded based on performance as of the end of the reporting period.

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Performance-based restricted stock units granted during the period.

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Percentage applicable to performance based restricted stock units awarded based on the threshold level of achievement of specified conditions at end of period.

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The number of outstanding performance share units at the threshold award level as of the end of the reporting period.

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Share-based Compensation Not Yet Recognized, Weighted Average Period

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As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of equity-based awards made to employees under equity-based compensation awards that have yet to vest.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (i)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 123R

-Paragraph A240

-Subparagraph h

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 43.4
Stock Options [Member]
Accelerated Vesting Conditions, Stock Options, Effective Period	1
Accelerated Vesting Conditions, Stock Options, Employee Age	65
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	0.3
Share-based Compensation Not Yet Recognized, Weighted Average Period	1
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Performance-based stock units awarded	0.9	1.0	0.5
Shares entitled to recipients	3.0
Percentage of units granted assumed	100.00%
Percentage of units that are earned, minimum	0.00%
Percentage of units that are earned, maximum	200.00%
Performance-based stock, outstanding	1.8
Restricted Stock Units (RSU) [Member]
Vesting period, years	3 years
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 43.1
Share-based Compensation Not Yet Recognized, Weighted Average Period	2
Minimum [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Vesting period, years	3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Stock Price Based RSU [Member]
Vesting period, years	1 year
Minimum [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU) [Member]
Vesting period, years	1 year
Maximum [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Vesting period, years	5 years
Maximum [Member] \| Stock Price Based RSU [Member]
Vesting period, years	7 years
Maximum [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU) [Member]
Vesting period, years	3 years