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Debt Instrument, Percentage of Principal Amount Received

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Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate with Interest Rate Swap Impact

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

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 20
-Article 5

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 16
-Article 9

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34725769&loc=d3e28878-108400

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-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399

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- Definition

Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399

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When presenting a range of interest rates, the highest effective rate for funds borrowed under the debt agreement as of the balance sheet date.

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When presenting a range of interest rates, the lowest effective rate for funds borrowed under the debt agreement as of the balance sheet date.

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

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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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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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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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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Debt - Textuals (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Debt - Textuals (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 11, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 19, 2014
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 1,600,018,000		$ 1,412,873,000
Unsecured term loans
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 455,000,000		355,000,000
Unsecured term loans \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	1.15%
Outstanding amount	$ 300,000,000
Additional borrowings	$ 100,000,000
Unsecured credit agreement, extension option period	1 year
Weighted average interest rate with interest rate swap impact	1.73%
Unsecured term loans \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	0.90%
Unsecured term loans \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	1.80%
Unsecured term loans \| $155.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	1.70%
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 155,000,000
Weighted average interest rate with interest rate swap impact	2.99%
Unsecured term loans \| $155.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	1.55%
Unsecured term loans \| $155.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	2.40%
Unsecured senior notes
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 600,000,000		$ 600,000,000
Unsecured senior notes \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	3.38%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received	99.21%
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	3.50%
Unsecured senior notes \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	3.70%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received	99.19%
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	3.80%
Mortgages
Debt Instrument
Weighted average interest rate with interest rate swap impact	5.67%
Effective percentage rate range, minimum	1.89%
Effective percentage rate range, maximum	6.49%
Weighted average interest rate	5.39%
Unsecured revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity		$ 850,000,000		$ 800,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate	1.05%
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage	0.20%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	0.875%
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage	0.125%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	1.55%
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage	0.30%