Debt Instrument, Basis Spread, Margin On Rate

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Debt Facilities - Senior Credit Facility and Revolving Facility (Detail) - Revolving credit facility borrowings - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 12, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 250,000,000.0
Letter of Credit \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin rate (percent)		0.00%
Quarterly facility fee (percent)		0.15%
Letter of Credit \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin rate (percent)		0.40%
Quarterly facility fee (percent)		0.30%
Letter of Credit \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)		0.85%
Letter of Credit \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)		1.40%
Letter of Credit \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)		0.50%
Letter of Credit \| One month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)		1.00%
Senior Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 3,000,000,000.0
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,000,000,000.0
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000,000.0