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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 16, 2015	May 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2010
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt satisfaction gains (charges), net				$ 2,538,000	$ (398,000)	$ (818,000)	$ 13,753,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument				500,000,000		500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument				$ 250,000,000		$ 250,000,000		$ 250,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				4.40%		4.40%		4.40%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument				$ 250,000,000		$ 250,000,000		$ 250,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				4.25%		4.25%		4.25%
6% Convertible Guaranteed Note [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				6.00%	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
LCIF [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt satisfaction gains (charges), net				$ (5,773,000)	$ 0	$ (7,388,000)	$ (33,000)
LCIF [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				6.50%		6.50%
LCIF [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument		$ 250,000,000
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage		99.883%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		4.40%
LCIF [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument			$ 250,000,000
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage			99.026%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			4.25%
LCIF [Member] \| 6% Convertible Guaranteed Note [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument									$ 115,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage									6.00%
Bridgewater Hills Corporate Center, LLC [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought, value	$ 15,500,000
Debt satisfaction gains (charges), net						$ 8,761,000
Bridgewater Hills Corporate Center, LLC [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss (shall not exceed)	$ 10,000,000