Credit Agreements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Disclosure - Credit Agreements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Line Of Credit Facilities [Text Block]

9. Credit Agreements

In the normal course of its operations, the Company enters into agreements with financial institutions to obtain unsecured and secured credit facilities. These facilities are used primarily for the issuance of letters of credit, although a portion of these facilities may also be used for liquidity purposes.

On April 18, 2013, the Company modified its existing three-year syndicated unsecured credit facility to reduce the available facility from $500 million to $50 million and reduce its access to a revolving line of credit from $375 million to $50 million. This facility expired on July 15, 2013 and was not renewed.

See Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for further information related to the credit facilities available to the Company.