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

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Senior Notes \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		5.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 \| Subsequent Event
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Payments to redeem debt	$ 800,000
Senior Notes \| 3.375% Senior Notes Due 2027
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.375%
Senior Notes \| 3.50% Senior Notes Due 2031
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.50%
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost		$ 8,081	$ 17,648
Total financial liabilities carried at adjusted historical cost		2,086,101	1,572,240
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Senior Notes \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Senior Notes \| 3.375% Senior Notes Due 2027
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Senior Notes \| 3.50% Senior Notes Due 2031
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost		8,081	17,648
Total financial liabilities carried at adjusted historical cost		2,128,345	1,617,044
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Senior Notes \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Senior Notes \| 3.375% Senior Notes Due 2027
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Senior Notes \| 3.50% Senior Notes Due 2031
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
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