Average fixed interest rate related to the group of interest rate derivatives.

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Average remaining period until maturity of the derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Average variable interest rate related to the group of interest rate derivatives.

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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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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5580258-113959

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5579245-113959

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Payers (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 60,549,307,000	$ 48,445,497,000	$ 58,777,783,000	$ 36,528,169,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 30,913,709,000	$ 30,913,709,000
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.58%	1.921%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	2 years 10 months 20 days	3 years 1 month 20 days
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.878%	1.878%
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Within One Year From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 3,640,000,000	$ 3,640,000,000
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.352%	1.937%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	17 days	25 days
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.806%	1.806%
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Over One And Within Two Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 15,740,977,000	$ 15,740,977,000
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.685%	1.91%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	1 year 2 months 19 days	1 year 5 months 19 days
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.681%	1.681%
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Over Two And Within Three Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 2,578,640,000	$ 2,578,640,000
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.176%	1.901%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	2 years 5 months 26 days	2 years 8 months 26 days
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.911%	1.911%
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Over Three And Within Four Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 215,000,000	$ 215,000,000
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.683%	1.91%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	3 years 7 months 24 days	3 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	3.057%	3.057%
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Over Four Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 8,739,092,000	$ 8,739,092,000
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.555%	1.935%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	6 years 11 months 12 days	7 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	2.224%	2.224%