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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Extension Term

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Represents the principal amount of recourse debt due to guarantees at the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

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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- Definition

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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Notes Payable and Revolving Lines of Credit - Additional Information (Details)	Dec. 07, 2018 USD ($) extension	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 790,000,000
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,350,000,000.00
Increase limit	$ 2,000,000,000.0
Number of extension options \| extension	2
Extension term	6 months
Line of Credit \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Line of Credit \| Base rate \| Based on Company's Consolidated Leverage Ratio and type of loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.05%
Line of Credit \| Base rate \| Based on Company's Consolidated Leverage Ratio and type of loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.70%
Line of Credit \| Base rate \| If Company elects to use alternative rates based on specified investment grade rating \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Line of Credit \| Base rate \| If Company elects to use alternative rates based on specified investment grade rating \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.65%
Line of Credit \| Federal funds rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Line of Credit \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Line of Credit \| Eurodollar \| Based on Company's Consolidated Leverage Ratio and type of loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.05%
Line of Credit \| Eurodollar \| Based on Company's Consolidated Leverage Ratio and type of loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.70%
Line of Credit \| Eurodollar \| If Company elects to use alternative rates based on specified investment grade rating \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Line of Credit \| Eurodollar \| If Company elects to use alternative rates based on specified investment grade rating \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.65%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 650,000,000
Term	4 years
Line of Credit \| Tranche 1 Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 480,000,000
Line of Credit \| Tranche 2 Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 220,000,000
Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable to Trusts		4,167,149,000	$ 3,763,474,000
Notes payable subject to recourse		$ 2,601,960,000