Commitments and Contingencies Loans and Debentures (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 30, 2012
Total Loans and Debentures [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Total Loans and Debentures [Member]
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Dec. 30, 2012
DoT loan [Member]
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Dec. 30, 2012
Loans [Member]
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Dec. 30, 2012
Debentures [Member]
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] | |||||
Payment made to India's Department of Telecommunications in March 2012 | $ 81 | ||||
Carrying value and approximate fair value | $ 1,000 | $ 1,100 | $ 75 | $ 451 | $ 513 |
Spread on variable interest rate | 0.25% | 0.25% | |||
Interest rate at end of period | 10.25% | 10.00% | 10.25% | ||
Maturity date | Dec. 01, 2014 | May 31, 2014 | Jun. 25, 2017 | ||
Issuance date | May 29, 2012 | ||||
Earliest date to demand redemption | Jun. 25, 2013 |
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Earliest date before maturity when the holder can put the outstanding debt instrument for repayment or conversion to equity, in CCYY-MM-DD format. No definition available.
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Payment of the amount of unpaid dues claimed by the Indian government to be owed by one of the Company's susdiaries' Indian shareholders. No definition available.
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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument. No definition available.
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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Date the debt instrument was issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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