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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Amount

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

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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

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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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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	May 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 4,216,427,000	$ 4,216,427,000			$ 3,380,827,000
Notes due \| Fixed Rate Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount	700,000,000	700,000,000
Notes due \| New Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount	350,000,000	350,000,000
Notes due \| Notes due September 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount	200,000,000	200,000,000
Principal amount	$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000			0
Interest rate	3.625%	3.625%
Effective interest rate percentage		3.10%
Notes due \| Notes due September 2020 \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Notes due \| Notes due April 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000			0
Interest rate	4.70%	4.70%
Notes due \| Notes due August 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount	$ 150,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Extension period	1 year
Effective interest rate percentage		2.40%
Notes due \| Notes due August 2018 \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.125%
Notes due \| Notes due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount			$ 400,000,000
Principal amount	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000			0
Interest rate	3.875%	3.875%	3.875%
Notes due \| Notes Due in June 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount	$ 150,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Notes due \| Notes due September 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	0	0			$ 385,109,000
Interest rate					5.75%
Notes due \| Notes due May 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000			$ 350,000,000
Interest rate	4.75%	4.75%
Notes due \| Notes due January 2037
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 35,841,000	$ 35,841,000			$ 115,041,000
Interest rate	5.25%	5.25%		5.25%
Redemption amount				$ 79,000,000