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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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Debt (Senior Notes) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)									12 Months Ended
Debt (Senior Notes) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 08, 2021	Feb. 11, 2021	Jan. 29, 2021	May 26, 2020	Feb. 20, 2020	Feb. 04, 2020	Aug. 15, 2016	Jul. 01, 2014	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 13, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount									$ 12,396,000,000	$ 11,180,000,000
2014 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount								$ 750,000,000.0
Debt instrument, maturity date									Jul. 15, 2022
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage								4.875%	4.875%
Percentage of face value price for issuance of senior notes								99.178%
Financing fees								$ 11,600,000
Repayments of unsecured debt					$ 750,000,000.0	$ 750,000,000.0
Debt call premium					9,100,000
Write-off of deferred financing fees					$ 7,700,000
2016 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount							$ 1,100,000,000		$ 1,100,000,000	1,100,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date									Sep. 01, 2024
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							4.875%		4.875%
Percentage of face value price for issuance of senior notes							99.178%
Financing fees							$ 12,800,000
Repayments of unsecured debt	$ 1,100,000,000
Debt call premium	13,400,000
Write-off of deferred financing fees	$ 10,300,000
2020-1 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes						$ 1,000,000,000.0
Debt instrument, maturity date									Feb. 15, 2027
2020-2 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes				$ 500,000,000.0
Percentage of face value price for issuance of senior notes				99.50%
2020 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount									$ 1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date									Feb. 15, 2027
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage						3.875%			3.875%
Interest payable dates									February 15 and August 15
Financing fees						$ 18,000,000.0
Redemption period									Feb. 15, 2023
Aggregate redemption price, percentage									35.00%
Redemption price, percentage									103.875%
2020 Senior Notes [Member] \| Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period									Feb. 15, 2023
Redemption price, percentage									101.938%
2020 Senior Notes [Member] \| Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period									Feb. 15, 2024
Redemption price, percentage									100.969%
2020 Senior Notes [Member] \| Redemption, Period Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period									Feb. 15, 2025
Redemption price, percentage									100.00%
2021 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes			$ 1,500,000,000
Debt instrument, principal amount									$ 1,500,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date									Feb. 01, 2029
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			3.125%						3.125%
Interest payable dates									February 1 and August 1
Financing fees			$ 14,600,000
Redemption period									Feb. 01, 2024
Aggregate redemption price, percentage			35.00%
Redemption price, percentage			103.125%
2021 Senior Notes [Member] \| Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period									Feb. 01, 2024
Redemption price, percentage									101.563%
2021 Senior Notes [Member] \| Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period									Feb. 01, 2025
Redemption price, percentage									100.781%
2021 Senior Notes [Member] \| Redemption, Period Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period									Feb. 01, 2026
Redemption price, percentage									100.00%
2017 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000.0
Debt instrument, maturity date									Oct. 01, 2022
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage									4.00%		4.00%
Repayments of unsecured debt		$ 750,000,000.0	$ 750,000,000.0
Debt call premium		7,500,000
Write-off of deferred financing fees		$ 4,200,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to annualized consolidated adjusted EBITDA									9.5