Fair Value: - Estimated fair value of long-term debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Carrying Value
Grouping Financial Statement Captions
Long-term debt	$ 8,304,523	$ 7,575,027
Total Fair Value
Grouping Financial Statement Captions
Long-term debt	$ 9,043,029	$ 8,445,630

The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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