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Debt instrument, Quarterly Periodic Payment Percentage Post Two Years, Principal

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Line of Credit, Number of Credit Facilities

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Number of Term Loan Quarterly Installment Payments at 0.625%

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

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

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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 - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 22, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) facility quarterly_payment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of quarterly installment payments at 0.625% \| quarterly_payment			8
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee			0.23%
Letter of Credit \| Three Committed Letter of Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available capacity amount			$ 31
Number of term loan facilities \| facility			3
Amount available			$ 71
Undrawn letters of credit			40
Letter of Credit \| Fifteen Million Committed Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity			15
Letter of Credit \| Thirty Two Million Committed Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity			32
Letter of Credit \| Twenty-four Million Committed Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity			24
Letter of Credit \| Three Unsecured Letter of Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available capacity amount			$ 42
Number of term loan facilities \| facility			3
Amount available			$ 65
Undrawn letters of credit			23
Letter of Credit \| Forty Million Unsecured Letter Of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount available			40
Letter of Credit \| Fifteen Million Unsecured Letter Of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount available			15
Letter of Credit \| Ten Million Unsecured Letter Of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount available			$ 10
Minimum \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee			0.15%
Maximum \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee			0.28%
Term Loan A \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, aggregate principal amount			$ 1,400
First two years quarterly principal payment, percentage			0.625%
Post two years quarterly principal payment, percentage			1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 1,000
Available capacity amount			$ 510
Senior unsecured notes \| Four hundred million senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, aggregate principal amount	$ 400
Debt maturity period	5 years
Interest Rate Percentage	5.50%
Senior unsecured notes \| Six hundred million senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, aggregate principal amount		$ 600
Debt maturity period		10 years
Interest Rate Percentage		4.625%
SOFR \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			1.50%
SOFR \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			1.25%
SOFR \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			1.75%
Base Rate \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			0.50%
Base Rate \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			0.25%
Base Rate \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Amended III \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			0.75%