Line Of Credit Facility Additional Available Borrowing Capacity

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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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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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28541-108399

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34725769&loc=d3e28878-108400

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt - Summary of Debt Instruments Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Oct. 24, 2014
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amended securitization facility			$ 3,355,000,000
Additional borrowing capacity			500,000,000
Revolving A Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amended securitization facility			1,000,000,000
Revolving B Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amended securitization facility			35,000,000
Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date	Nov. 14, 2021
Line of credit facility initial borrowing, unamortized debt discount	$ 1,100,000
Term Loan B [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amended securitization facility			300,000,000
Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date	Nov. 14, 2019
Line of credit facility initial borrowing, unamortized debt discount	$ 5,400,000
Term Loan A [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amended securitization facility			$ 2,020,000,000
Securitization Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amended securitization facility	$ 950,000,000
Unused facility fee, as percentage of unused portion	0.40%	0.40%
Program fee	one month LIBOR
Securitization Facility [Member] \| Commercial Paper [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.90%	0.90%
Program fee rate	0.48%	0.43%