Debt (General Information) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 group
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of borrowing groups	3
Senior and Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mandatory redemption price expressed as percentage of principal amount on senior notes in event that certain assets sold or specific control changed	101.00%
Redemption term	12 years
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount limitation	10.00%
Redemption price	103.00%
SPE Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mandatory redemption price expressed as percentage of principal amount on senior notes in event that certain assets sold or specific control changed	100.00%

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 470
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph e
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123599511&loc=d3e64711-112823

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