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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Premium

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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Premium Term

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Line of credit facility, additional borrowing capacity.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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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 associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	Apr. 05, 2017	Mar. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 1,628,697,000	$ 694,391,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 3,600,000,000
Subsequent Event \| CEB
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred	3,500,000,000
Aggregate purchase price	$ 2,700,000,000
Business acquisition, equity interest issued, number of shares (in shares)	7.4
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 2,800,000,000
Debt instrument, prepayment premium term	6 months
Debt instrument, prepayment premium	1.00%
Subsequent Event \| CEB \| Bridge Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument term	364 days
Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility \| CEB
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 275,000,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Subsequent Event \| CEB \| Bridge Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Subsequent Event \| Secured Debt \| CEB
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Base Rate \| Subsequent Event \| CEB \| Bridge Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Base Rate \| Subsequent Event \| Secured Debt \| CEB
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Senior Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument term		8 years
Senior Notes \| CEB
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 800,000,000
Line of Credit \| Subsequent Event \| CEB
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 1,700,000,000
Bank Term Loan \| Subsequent Event \| Secured Debt \| CEB
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	900,000,000
Line of credit facility, additional borrowing capacity	900,000,000
Bank Term Loan - B Facility \| Subsequent Event \| Secured Debt \| CEB
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	500,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
One Hundred and Eighty Days \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Subsequent Event \| CEB \| Bridge Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument rate, basis spread increase	0.25%
One Hundred and Eighty Days \| Base Rate \| Subsequent Event \| CEB \| Bridge Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument rate, basis spread increase	0.25%
Ninety Days Thereafter \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Subsequent Event \| CEB \| Bridge Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument rate, basis spread increase	0.25%
Ninety Days Thereafter \| Base Rate \| Subsequent Event \| CEB \| Bridge Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument rate, basis spread increase	0.25%