Income Taxes (Benefit) - Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011 Successor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Successor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Successor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Predecessor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Predecessor [Member]	Nov. 03, 2011 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Predecessor [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Domestic	$ (169,372)					$ 167,624	$ 243,053	$ 234,436
Foreign	10,569					102,635	112,620	99,945
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, total	(158,803)					270,259	355,673	334,381
Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes	6,223	3,305	(5,984)	8,130	33,893	37,055	55,167	80,652
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (benefit)	$ (165,026)	$ (65,020)	$ (284,569)	$ 116,153	$ 296,041	$ 233,204	$ 300,506	$ 253,729

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Amount of operating income or loss attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 4

-Section 08

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile.

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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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