Business & Basis of Presentation (Details 1) (Common Stock [Member], Liberty Media [Member])	Sep. 30, 2013
Common Stock [Member] \| Liberty Media [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party ownership percentage (greater than 50%)	50.00%

Related Party Transaction, Related Party Ownership Percentage

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