Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility, Potential Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions 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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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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The cash outflow for a long-term debt where the holder has highest claim on the entity's asset in case of bankruptcy or liquidation during the period.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)			12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 23, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2016	Dec. 19, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2016	Dec. 07, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 06, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2009 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of senior notes			$ 1,300,000,000	$ 400,000,000	$ 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt			15,900,000	0	$ 900,000
Outstanding letters of credit			78,700,000
$700 3.650% senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 700,000,000
Interest rate			3.65%
$800 4.200% senior notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 800,000,000
Interest rate			4.20%
$500 2.800% senior notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 500,000,000
Interest rate			2.80%
$700 3.800% senior notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 700,000,000
Interest rate			3.80%
$600 3.000% senior notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 600,000,000
Interest rate			3.00%
$300 3.850% senior notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 300,000,000
Interest rate			3.85%
$800 2.050% senior notes due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt				$ 800,000,000
Interest rate	2.05%			2.05%
Payment of senior notes	$ 800,000,000
$500 3.125% senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 500,000,000
Interest rate			3.125%
$500 6.250% senior notes due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt				$ 500,000,000
Interest rate				6.25%
Loss on extinguishment of debt	15,900,000
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 3,000,000
Credit facility \| 2016 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term		5 years
Additional borrowing capacity available		$ 500,000,000
Outstanding borrowings			865,000,000
Consolidated total leverage ratio		3.5
Credit facility \| 2016 Facility \| Through June 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated total leverage ratio							4.25
Credit facility \| 2016 Facility \| Through December 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated total leverage ratio							4.00
Credit facility \| 2016 Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated total leverage ratio									4.0
Credit facility \| 2016 Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated total leverage ratio									4.25
Credit facility \| 2012 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity													$ 1,850,000,000.00
Credit facility \| Revolving credit facility \| 2016 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,500,000,000
Credit facility \| Letter of credit \| 2016 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 150,000,000
Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 4,100,000,000
Redemption price percentage			100.00%
Senior notes \| $700 3.650% senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt						$ 700,000,000.0
Interest rate						3.65%
Senior notes \| $800 4.200% senior notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt						$ 800,000,000.0
Interest rate						4.20%
Senior notes \| $500 2.800% senior notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt								$ 500,000,000
Interest rate								2.80%
Senior notes \| $700 3.800% senior notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt								$ 700,000,000
Interest rate								3.80%
Senior notes \| $600 3.000% senior notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt										$ 600,000,000
Interest rate										3.00%
Senior notes \| $300 3.850% senior notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt										$ 300,000,000
Interest rate										3.85%
Senior notes \| $800 2.050% senior notes due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt											$ 800,000,000
Interest rate											2.05%
Senior notes \| $500 3.125% senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt												$ 500,000,000
Interest rate												3.125%
Senior notes \| $500 6.250% senior notes due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt														$ 500,000,000
Interest rate														6.25%
Payment of senior notes	$ 500,000,000