Proceeds obtained expressed as a percentage of debt instrument face value.

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Amount of the total principal payments made during the annual reporting period.

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Date the debt agreement requires the first payment to be made, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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

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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Senior Notes and Mortgage(Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 15, 2016	Jun. 18, 2013	Sep. 10, 2012	Jul. 13, 2010	Oct. 24, 2007	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 20, 2014	Aug. 09, 2011
Senior Notes 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance date of debt					Oct. 24, 2007
Aggregate face amount of debt					$ 600	$ 100	$ 600
Issue rate percentage of principal amount					99.60%
Maturity date					Nov. 01, 2017
Fixed interest rate per annum (in hundredths)					6.50%
Interest payment frequency					semi-annually
Date payments commenced					May 01, 2008
Senior Notes 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance date of debt				Jul. 13, 2010
Aggregate face amount of debt				$ 500				$ 500
Issue rate percentage of principal amount				99.54%
Maturity date				Jul. 15, 2020
Fixed interest rate per annum (in hundredths)				5.00%
Interest payment frequency				semi-annually
Date payments commenced				Jan. 15, 2011
Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance date of debt			Sep. 10, 2012
Aggregate face amount of debt			$ 400
Issue rate percentage of principal amount			99.80%
Maturity date			Oct. 01, 2022
Fixed interest rate per annum (in hundredths)			3.20%
Interest payment frequency			semi-annually
Date payments commenced			Apr. 01, 2013
Senior Notes 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance date of debt		Jun. 18, 2013
Aggregate face amount of debt		$ 600
Issue rate percentage of principal amount		99.544%
Maturity date		Jul. 15, 2023
Fixed interest rate per annum (in hundredths)		3.875%
Interest payment frequency		semi-annually
Date payments commenced		Jan. 15, 2014
Senior Notes 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance date of debt	Sep. 15, 2016
Aggregate face amount of debt	$ 300
Issue rate percentage of principal amount	99.624%
Maturity date	Sep. 22, 2026
Fixed interest rate per annum (in hundredths)	3.05%
Interest payment frequency	semi-annually
Date payments commenced	Mar. 22, 2017
Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of mortgage debt in full						37
Balance of Mortgage Loans on Real Estate						$ 0