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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Percentage Of Letter Of Credits Guaranteed

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Line Of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Limit

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Line of Credit Facility, Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Charges, Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA, During An Acquisition Period, Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA, Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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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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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 11, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Additional amount available (not to exceed)	$ 1,750,000,000	$ 2,250,000,000.00
Line of credit facility, fair value of amount outstanding		160,000,000
Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA	5
Maximum \| Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA	5.5
Conditional acquisition purchase price (or more)	$ 50,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest charges, ratio	2.50
Ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA	5
Line of credit facility, consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, during an acquisition period, ratio	5.5
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Face amount	$ 850,000,000	$ 850,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Minimum \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Conditional acquisition purchase price (or more)	$ 50,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| LIBOR \| Maximum \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	2.00%
Unsecured Debt \| LIBOR \| Minimum \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	1.125%
Unsecured Debt \| Federal Funds \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	0.50%
Unsecured Debt \| Eurodollar \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	1.00%
Unsecured Debt \| Eurodollar \| Maximum \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	1.00%
Unsecured Debt \| Eurodollar \| Minimum \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	0.125%
Letter of Credit \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, covenant, percentage of letter of credits guaranteed		105.00%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest charges, ratio	2.50
Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Maximum \| Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	1.75%
Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Minimum \| Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	1.00%
Line of Credit \| Federal Funds \| Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	0.50%
Line of Credit \| Eurodollar \| Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	1.00%
Line of Credit \| Eurodollar \| Maximum \| Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	0.75%
Line of Credit \| Eurodollar \| Minimum \| Term Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	0.00%