LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $)			12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 26, 2010	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Jan. 23, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 15, 2014 RCI [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 15, 2014 RCI [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Senior Notes, due 2024 [Member]	Jan. 15, 2014 RCI [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Senior Notes, due 2044 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unsecured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unsecured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unsecured Debt [Member] 5% Senior Notes, due September 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unsecured Debt [Member] 5% Senior Notes, due September 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unsecured Debt [Member] 7.875 % Senior Notes, due August 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unsecured Debt [Member] 7.875 % Senior Notes, due August 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unsecured Debt [Member] 4.875% Senior Notes, due June 2022 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unsecured Debt [Member] 4.875% Senior Notes, due June 2022 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unsecured Debt [Member] 5.4% Senior Notes, due December 2042 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unsecured Debt [Member] 5.4% Senior Notes, due December 2042 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt								$ 2,008,700,000	$ 2,009,598,000	$ 398,961,000	$ 398,678,000	$ 498,171,000	$ 497,842,000	$ 713,208,000	$ 714,775,000	$ 398,360,000	$ 398,303,000
Effective interest rate										5.10%		8.00%		4.60%		5.40%
Stated interest rate						4.75%	5.85%			5.00%		7.875%		4.875%		5.40%
Aggregate principal amount	0					400,000,000	400,000,000			400,000,000		500,000,000		700,000,000		400,000,000
Redemption amount as percentage of principal								100.00%
Subsidiary ownership percentage by parent					100.00%
Issue amount as percentage of principal						99.898%	99.972%
Net proceeds from issuance of debt					792,000,000
Borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility		$ 750,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Minimum percentage of shareholders equity			67.00%