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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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Debt, Non-Bank Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017
Senior Notes [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual)
Proceeds from issuance of senior long-term debt		$ 1,246,000,000
Debt issuance costs		12,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due in 2026 [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual)
Face amount of long-term debt issuance	$ 1,250,000,000
Interest rate of notes (percent)	3.40%		3.40%
Maturity date of long-term debt issuance	Sep. 15, 2026
Proceeds from issuance of senior long-term debt	$ 1,246,000,000
Payments of debt issuance costs	$ 10,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due in June 2017 [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual)
Interest rate of notes (percent)	6.125%
Maturity date of long-term debt issuance	Jun. 15, 2017
Early repayment of senior debt	$ 778,000,000
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed (percent)	103.70%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due in October 2017 [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual)
Interest rate of notes (percent)	7.20%
Maturity date of long-term debt issuance	Oct. 15, 2017
Early repayment of senior debt	$ 213,000,000
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed (percent)	106.27%
Senior Notes [Member] \| VLP Senior Notes Due in 2026 [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual)
Face amount of long-term debt issuance	$ 500,000,000
Interest rate of notes (percent)	4.375%		4.375%
Maturity date of long-term debt issuance	Dec. 15, 2026
Proceeds from issuance of senior long-term debt	$ 500,000,000
Debt issuance costs	$ 4,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due in 2025 [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual)
Face amount of long-term debt issuance		$ 600,000,000
Interest rate of notes (percent)		3.65%	3.65%
Maturity date of long-term debt issuance		Mar. 15, 2025
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due in 2045 [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual)
Face amount of long-term debt issuance		$ 650,000,000
Interest rate of notes (percent)		4.90%	4.90%
Maturity date of long-term debt issuance		Mar. 15, 2045
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due In 2015 [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual)
Interest rate of notes (percent)		4.50%
Debt repayments		$ 400,000,000
Debentures [Member] \| Debenture Due In 2015 [Member]
Non-Bank Debt (Textual)
Interest rate of notes (percent)		8.75%
Debt repayments		$ 75,000,000