Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Mar. 09, 2015 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
| Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity | $ 355.8 | ||
| Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End | 2.20% | ||
| Dividends paid to Liberty | $ (234.0) | $ (59.0) | |
| Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 2,250.0 | ||
| Line of Credit Facility, Standby Letter of Credit | 250.0 | ||
| Line of credit facility, uncommitted loan | $ 1,500.0 | ||
| Debt Instrument, Lower Range of Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 0.25% | ||
| Debt Instrument, Higher Range of Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 1.75% | ||
| Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 3.80% | ||
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- Definition Low end of the range of percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument. No definition available.
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- Definition Standby Letter of Credit - The total amount available under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date. No definition available.
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- Definition Uncommitted incremental revolving loan or incremental term loan No definition available.
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- Definition This element represents disclosure of the total aggregate cash dividends paid to the entity by consolidated subsidiaries, by unconsolidated subsidiaries, and by 50% or less owned persons accounted for using the equity method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding. No definition available.
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- Definition The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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