Debt Instrument, Estimated Trading Values, Percent of Face Value, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Estimated Trading Values, Percent of Face Value, Minimum

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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States whether the entity was in compliance with the debt covenants throughout the reporting period, and describes facts and circumstances of any compliance failure.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is not secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt unsecured debt.

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Indebtedness Unsecured Debt (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Indebtedness Unsecured Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment	$ (16,568,000)	$ (6,243,000)	$ (26,104,000)	$ (8,673,000)
Repayments of Unsecured Debt			691,492,000	$ 285,339,000
Long-term Debt	2,131,880,000		2,131,880,000		$ 2,908,477,000
Variable Rate UnSecured Debt [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment			523,000
Long-term Debt	$ 250,000,000.0		$ 250,000,000.0
Fixed Rate Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Estimated Trading Values, Percent of Face Value, Minimum			99.00%
Debt Instrument, Estimated Trading Values, Percent of Face Value, Maximum			130.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance			We were in compliance with all such financial covenants at
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment			$ 9,000,000.0
Repayments of Unsecured Debt			$ 285,600,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.50%		6.50%
Long-term Debt	$ 1,832,687,000		$ 1,832,687,000		$ 2,498,835,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	6.08%		6.08%
Unsecured notes repaid in July [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment			$ 16,600,000
Repayments of Unsecured Debt			$ 128,700,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.75%		6.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Variable Rate UnSecured Debt [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.00%