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Current maturities of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	$ 0			$ (749,684)		$ (749,209)
Debt issuance costs	(20,424)			(35,465)		(39,659)
Long-term debt	3,352,892			5,332,921		5,445,325
Senior Notes
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Total debt	$ 3,373,316			$ 6,118,070		6,234,193
Senior Notes \| 2.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate			2.75%	2.75%
Effective interest rate				2.76%
Unamortized debt discount				$ 25		63
Total debt				749,975		749,937
Senior Notes \| 2.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.50%
Effective interest rate	2.51%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 78			100		122
Total debt	$ 499,922			$ 499,900		499,878
Senior Notes \| 3.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 4, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate		3.50%		3.50%
Effective interest rate				3.58%
Unamortized debt discount				$ 4,208		4,713
Total debt				1,245,792		1,245,287
Senior Notes \| 2.25% Senior Unsecured Notes Due September 15, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.25%
Effective interest rate	2.32%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 3,792			4,165		4,538
Total debt	$ 996,208			$ 995,835		995,462
Senior Notes \| 3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 4, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate		3.75%		3.75%
Effective interest rate				3.76%
Unamortized debt discount				$ 456		493
Total debt				749,544		749,507
Senior Notes \| 1.150% Senior Unsecured Notes Due March 15, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	1.15%
Effective interest rate	1.18%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 875			939
Total debt	$ 499,125			499,061		0
Senior Notes \| 3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	3.875%						3.875%
Effective interest rate	3.89%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 537			568		1,510
Total debt	$ 495,313			495,282	$ 495,500	1,248,490
Senior Notes \| 1.600% Senior Unsecured Notes Due May 15, 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	1.60%
Effective interest rate	1.61%
Unamortized debt discount	$ 581			610
Total debt	$ 499,419			499,390		0
Senior Notes \| 4.50% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 15, 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	4.50%						4.50%
Effective interest rate	4.52%
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