Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2014
entity
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2014
Total High Cost Support Program [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Total High Cost Support Program [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Total High Cost Support Program [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Total High Cost Support Program [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Common Stock - Class A [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Common Stock - Class A [Member]
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Jul. 22, 2013
ACS [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Stock Buyback Program [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Stock Buyback Program [Member]
Common Stock - Class A [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Stock Buyback Program [Member]
Common Stock - Class A [Member]
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Business | |||||||||||||||
Year founded | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
Principles of Consolidation | |||||||||||||||
Number of VIEs | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Acquisition | |||||||||||||||
Percentage of voting interests acquired | 66.66% | ||||||||||||||
Earnings Per Share | |||||||||||||||
Shares contingently issuable | 0 | 50,000 | |||||||||||||
Common Stock | |||||||||||||||
Authorized amount, repurchase of stock | $ 5,000,000.0 | ||||||||||||||
Stock repurchased during period, shares | 29,000 | 1,538,000 | 735,000 | 1,500,000 | |||||||||||
Stock repurchased during period, value | 536,000 | 13,062,000 | 536,000 | 13,192,000 | 6,300,000 | 12,900,000 | |||||||||
Stock repurchase program, remaining value authorized to be repurchased | 116,100,000 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables | |||||||||||||||
Period past due for write-off of trade accounts receivable | 120 days | ||||||||||||||
Revenue Recognition | |||||||||||||||
Revenues | 224,399,000 | 189,661,000 | 440,682,000 | 375,877,000 | 17,000,000 | 10,500,000 | 33,500,000 | 21,100,000 | |||||||
Receivables | $ 203,550,000 | $ 203,550,000 | $ 228,372,000 | $ 47,400,000 | $ 47,400,000 |