Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest, Frequency

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percentage of Principal

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Debt Instrument, Repurchase Percentage

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Line Of Credit Facility, Future Contingent Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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

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

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

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Minimum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2015	Jul. 28, 2014	Mar. 19, 2014	Jun. 26, 2015	Jan. 20, 2015	Aug. 14, 2014	Aug. 13, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Senior Notes \| 3.50% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount								$ 300,000,000
Stated interest rate								3.50%
Senior Notes \| 4.75% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount								$ 600,000,000
Stated interest rate								4.75%
Senior Notes \| 5.75% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 900,000,000
Stated interest rate							5.75%
Secured Debt \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 1,300,000,000
Frequency of interest payments			90 days
Quarterly principal amortization payments			0.25%
Interest rate				3.25%
Borrowings outstanding, term loans				$ 1,300,000,000
Secured Debt \| Receivable Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 160,000,000			$ 250,000,000
Borrowings outstanding, credit facilities				$ 153,000,000
Interest rate				0.9866%
Future contingent maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000
Variable interest rate margin		0.80%
Secured Debt \| New Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount						$ 700,000,000
Quarterly principal amortization payments						0.25%
Interest rate				3.50%
Borrowings outstanding, term loans				$ 693,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 250,000,000
Borrowings outstanding, credit facilities				$ 0
Interest rate				2.77%
Unsecured Debt \| 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 700,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.875%
Unsecured Debt \| 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 700,000,000
Stated interest rate	5.50%
Prior To April 15, 2017 \| 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	40.00%
Prior To April 15, 2018 \| 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	40.00%
Option A \| 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Percentage	101.00%
Option A \| 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Percentage	101.00%
Option B \| 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Percentage	100.00%
Option B \| 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Percentage	100.00%
LIBOR \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum LIBOR			0.75%
Letter of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 150,000,000
Borrowings outstanding, credit facilities				$ 0