Line of credit facility bank committed amount.

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- Definition

The number of commercial banks included in the current bank group for the bank credit facility.

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- Definition

The maximum percentage amount that a single bank within the bank group for the credit facility currently holds.

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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

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

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- Definition

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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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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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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- Definition

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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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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- Definition

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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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)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361426&loc=d3e1314-112600

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361426&loc=d3e1336-112600

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Line-of-Credit Arrangement
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6517033

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Indebtedness - Bank Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - Bank Credit Facility	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) CommercialBank	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 17, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank Credit facility, maximum amount	$ 4,000,000,000
Bank Credit facility, borrowing base	3,000,000,000			$ 3,000,000,000
Bank commitments	$ 2,000,000,000			$ 2,000,000,000
Percentage holding of commercial banks, Maximum	5.80%
Number of commercial banks included in current bank group \| CommercialBank	29
Maturity date of loan	Oct. 16, 2019
Bank debt	$ 882,000,000
Undrawn letters of credit	268,100,000
Borrowing capacity available under the commitment amount	$ 849,900,000
Weighted average interest rate on the bank credit facility	2.20%	1.70%	2.00%
Annual rate of commitment fee paid on the undrawn balance	0.30%
Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	0.50%
LIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	1.50%
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual rate of commitment fee paid on the undrawn balance	0.30%
Minimum \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual rate of commitment fee paid on the undrawn balance	0.15%
Minimum \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate on debt	0.25%
Minimum \| Alternate Base Rate \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate on debt	0.125%
Minimum \| LIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate on debt	1.25%
Minimum \| LIBOR Rate \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate on debt	1.125%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual rate of commitment fee paid on the undrawn balance	0.375%
Maximum \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual rate of commitment fee paid on the undrawn balance	0.30%
Maximum \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate on debt	1.25%
Maximum \| Alternate Base Rate \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate on debt	0.75%
Maximum \| LIBOR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate on debt	2.25%
Maximum \| LIBOR Rate \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate on debt	1.75%