Debt instrument maturity year.

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- Definition

Debt instrument percentage of par value.

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- Definition

Debt Instrument Redemption Percent

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- Definition

Debt instrument repurchase price percentage on principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

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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

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

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Billions	Feb. 13, 2025 USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2025 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 8,919,219	$ 10,109,133
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Senior notes, repurchased price percentage on principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest	101.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Euro Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount \| €		€ 1.0
Percentage of Par Value	98.645%
Debt instrument maturity date	Feb. 15, 2032
Debt Instrument, interest rate	7.00%	7.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Euro Notes \| Prior to February 15, 2028
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Percent	107.00%	107.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| USD Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 1,500,000
Percentage of Par Value	98.71%
Debt instrument maturity date	Feb. 15, 2032
Debt Instrument, interest rate	8.50%	8.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| USD Notes \| Prior to February 15, 2028
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Percent	108.50%	108.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 3.325% of Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2025
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate	3.325%	3.325%
Senior unsecured notes, maturity year	2025
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 2.500% of Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2026
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate	2.50%	2.50%
Senior unsecured notes, maturity year	2026
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 5.25% of Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2026
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate	5.25%	5.25%
Senior unsecured notes, maturity year	2026
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Percent	100.00%	100.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Prior to February 15, 2028
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Percent	40.00%	40.00%