Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long Term Debt (Narratives) (Details)

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Long Term Debt (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
UUI and Unicom [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
UUI and Unicom [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2021 Notes [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2021 Notes [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2021 Notes [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2021 Notes [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2021 Notes [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2019 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2019 Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2019 Notes [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2019 Notes [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2019 Notes [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2019 Notes [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Apr. 30, 2013
Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Term Loan [Member]
Apr. 30, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
After June 30, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                          
Stated percentage             6.75%             8.63%              
Earliest call date             Jun. 01, 2016                            
Maturity date             Jun. 01, 2021             Nov. 15, 2019              
Frequency of periodic payment             Semi-annual interest payments             Semi-annual interest payments              
Amount eligible for purchase                   $ 1,000 $ 2,000         $ 1,000 $ 2,000        
Percentage of principal amount                   100.00% 101.00%         100.00% 101.00%        
Percentage of principal amount if default             25.00%             25.00%              
Closing costs             3,600,000             9,400,000              
Loss on extinguishment of debt (103,000) 0 (9,111,000)         9,100,000                          
Unamortized deferred loan costs       100,000       2,900,000                          
Less unamortized discount paid on the 2019 Notes 2,445,000             1,500,000       2,445,000 2,743,000                
Call premium payments               4,700,000                          
Maximum borrowing capacity                                   240,000,000.0   150,000,000.0  
Total leverage ratio 6.5                                       5.95
Senior leverage ratio 3.00                                        
Interest coverage ratio 2.50                                        
Deferred finance costs       700,000                                  
Loan fees and other expenses       400,000                                  
Amortization of financing costs       3,000,000                                  
Long-term debt, gross 1,050,425,000 879,794,000         325,000,000 [1]   325,000,000 [1]         425,000,000 [2] 425,000,000 [2]       229,000,000    
Amount outstanding 32,000,000                                        
Letters of credit outstanding 4,400,000                                        
Remaining borrowing capacity $ 124,600,000                                        
Debt percentage         2.40% 4.50%               9.09%              
[1] We pay interest of 6.75% on notes that are due in 2021 ("2021 Notes"). The 2021 Notes are senior unsecured obligations which rank equally in right of payment with our existing and future senior unsecured debt, including our 2019 Notes, and senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness.
[2] We pay interest of 8.63% on notes that are due in 2019 (“2019 Notes”). The 2019 Notes are senior unsecured obligations which rank equally in right of payment with the existing and future senior unsecured debt, including our 2021 Notes described previously, and senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness. The 2019 Notes are carried on our Consolidated Balance Sheets net of the unamortized portion of the discount, which is being amortized to Interest Expense over the term of the 2019 Notes using the effective interest method and an effective interest rate of 9.09%.