Debt - Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility - Unsecured term loan facility	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) option
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity	$ 1,100,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,250,000,000.00
Number of options to extend maturity \| option	2
Extension period	6 months
Extension fee, as a percent of outstanding commitments under revolving credit facility	0.075%

Debt Instrument, Option to Extend, Number

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Extension Fee, Percent of Outstanding Commitments Under Revolving Credit Facility

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Line of Credit Facility, Extension Period

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- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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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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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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