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2427402 - Disclosure - Note 24. Concentrations of Credit and Other Risks (Details)
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TableConcentration Risk [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Period [Axis]Concentration Risk [Line Items]Concentration Risk Type [Axis]
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member]Customer Concentration Risk [Member]Concentration Risk Type [Domain]
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]
Sales [Member]Sales [Member]Accounts Receivable [Member]Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain]Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain]
Customer [Axis]Customer [Axis]Customer [Axis]Customer [Axis]Customer [Axis]
Customer [Domain]Customer One [Member]Customer Two [Member]Customer Three [Member]Customer Four [Member]Customer Six [Member]Customer One [Member]Customer Four [Member]Customer Five [Member]Customer Six [Member]Customer One [Member]Customer Two [Member]Customer Three [Member]Customer Four [Member]Customer Five [Member]Customer Six [Member]Customer [Domain]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
Revenue, Net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
664,669,000  
 
584,638,000  
3,308,989,000  
Concentration Risk, Percentage
.14  
 
 
 
.20  
.18  
.14  
.30  
.12  
.30  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18,959,000  
 
 
40,268,000  
15,776,000  
41,074,000  
136,383,000  
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
Revenue, Net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
720,056,000  
 
773,407,000  
701,648,000  
 
 
3,368,545,000  
Concentration Risk, Percentage
 
.21  
 
.23  
.21  
 
.24  
 
.22  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
134,108,000  
 
 
 
120,334,000  
 
553,567,000  
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Revenue, Net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
993,709,000  
408,508,000  
 
 
 
 
2,766,207,000  
Concentration Risk, Percentage
 
.36  
.15  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current