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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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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 carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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Indebtedness - Schedule of Outstanding Debts (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Feb. 25, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 28, 2018
Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument
Total floating rate debt			$ 200,000,000	$ 987,500,000
Debt issuance costs, net			951,000	1,259,000
Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument
Debt issuance costs, net			35,045,000	21,037,000
Face Amount			2,650,000,000	1,850,000,000
Unamortized Discount			6,766,000	8,282,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument
Unsecured revolving credit facility			0	537,500,000
Unsecured term loan due June 2020 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument
Unsecured term loans			0	250,000,000
Unsecured term loan due September 2022 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument
Unsecured term loans			$ 200,000,000	200,000,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2020 \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument
Coupon			6.75%
Face Amount			$ 0	200,000,000
Unamortized Discount			$ 0	59,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2021 \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument
Coupon			6.75%
Face Amount			$ 300,000,000	300,000,000
Unamortized Discount			$ 490,000	1,024,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2024 \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument
Coupon			4.75%
Face Amount			$ 250,000,000	250,000,000
Unamortized Discount			$ 263,000	342,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2025 \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument
Coupon			9.75%
Face Amount			$ 1,000,000,000	0
Unamortized Discount			$ 0	0
Senior unsecured notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Coupon					4.75%
Face Amount					$ 500,000,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2028 \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument
Coupon			4.75%
Face Amount			$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Unamortized Discount			$ 6,013,000	6,857,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2042 \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument
Coupon			5.625%
Face Amount			$ 350,000,000	350,000,000
Unamortized Discount			$ 0	0
Senior unsecured notes due 2046 \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument
Coupon			6.25%
Face Amount			$ 250,000,000	250,000,000
Unamortized Discount			$ 0	$ 0
Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 2021 \| Senior unsecured notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument
Coupon		6.75%
Face Amount		$ 200,000,000
Senior Unsecured Note Due March 2025
Debt Instrument
Coupon	9.75%
Face Amount	$ 1,000,000
Proceeds from debt	$ 982,300,000