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

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

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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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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt (April 2017 Refinancing) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
Debt (April 2017 Refinancing) (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 8,391,518,000	$ 8,398,930,000
Debt issuance costs	$ 56,700,000
Deferred debt issuance costs	$ 10,100,000	$ 51,700,000
2017 Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	5 years
Principal amount	$ 1,000,000,000
Debt issuance costs	$ 10,500,000
2017 Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as percent)	1.50%
2017 Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as percent)	3.00%
2017 Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Alternative Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as percent)	0.50%
2017 Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Alternative Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as percent)	2.00%
2017 Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	7 years
Principal amount	$ 3,415,000,000
Debt issuance costs	$ 41,300,000
2017 Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as percent)	4.25%
Basis spread floor (as percent)	0.75%
2017 Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility \| Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as percent)	3.75%
Basis spread floor (as percent)	1.75%
2017 Credit Agreement \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 1,100,000,000.0
2017 Credit Agreement \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 4,900,000
Senior Secured Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)	101.00%
Senior Secured Notes Due 2024 \| Prior to April 15, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed (as percent)	100.00%
Redemption price (as percent)	105.875%
Senior Secured Notes Due 2024 \| Maximum \| Prior to April 15, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed (as percent)	35.00%
Senior Secured Notes Due 2024 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 300,000,000
Interest rate (as percent)	5.875%