Deleting an iCloud account also deletes synched docs from device?

Like more than a few people. I blundered into an iCloud set-up on my newly upgraded iPad, blithely using the Apple ID that the whole family shared for iTunes and App Store purchases. This of course means my calendar and email wants to synch with other family members iPhones and what have you. I've since discovered that the best practice in my predicament would have been to set up a new Apple ID, exclusively for me and my personal iOS devices, and associate THAT ID with the iCloud account. The original shared ID can still be used for purchases across the family.
Here's the problem. I've created the new AppleID against an @me.com email address. Email, calendar and so on are happily synching to it. However 'documents and data' still synch to the first account. I'd like to make the @me.com the primary iCloud account for all my stuff. How do I do that?
If I threaten to delete the original account (with the shared ID) it says that all synched docs and data on my iPad will be deleted too! That's pretty unhelpful, so say the least.
What's to be done?

Correct -- a different account would have to start over regarding apps.

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