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Debt Instrument, Redemption Cash Proceeds As A Percent Of Principal

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

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Reflects the difference between the fair value of payments made to legally extinguish a debt and its carrying value at that time. This item excludes the write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance costs.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt (Debt Refinancing Transactions) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 8,403,949,000			$ 8,403,949,000	$ 8,470,678,000
Repurchased face amount			$ 1,642,200,000
Aggregate carrying amount	8,336,745,000		1,624,000,000.0	8,336,745,000	8,394,049,000
Repayments of debt			1,500,000,000.0
Gain on extinguishment of debt			(124,000,000.0)
Repayments of senior debt				47,200,000
Unamortized discount (premium) and debt issuance costs, net			26,200,000	$ 30,700,000
Redemption period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)				100.00%
Redemption period two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)				100.00%
Redemption period two \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)				107.125%
Redemption period two \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)				100.00%
7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 2,015,479,000		$ 1,500,000,000.0	$ 2,015,479,000	1,500,000,000
Interest rate	7.50%		7.50%	7.50%
Aggregate carrying amount	$ 1,993,899,000			$ 1,993,899,000	1,482,212,000
Unamortized discount (premium) and debt issuance costs, net			$ 19,100,000
7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	7.50%			7.50%
Redemption price (as percent)	100.00%
Redemption of cash proceeds as a percent of principal	107.50%
7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period one \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of principal that may be redeemed	35.00%
7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	7.50%			7.50%
7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period two \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)	105.625%
7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period two \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)	100.00%
7.25% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 8,294,000			$ 8,294,000	8,294,000
Interest rate	7.25%		7.25%	7.25%
Aggregate carrying amount	$ 8,294,000			$ 8,294,000	8,294,000
5.75% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 182,479,000			$ 182,479,000	182,479,000
Interest rate	5.75%		5.75%	5.75%
Aggregate carrying amount	$ 182,479,000			$ 182,479,000	182,479,000
5.375% Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 6,127,000			$ 6,127,000	210,440,000
Interest rate	5.375%			5.375%
Aggregate carrying amount	$ 6,091,000			$ 6,091,000	209,018,000
Extinguishment of debt, amount				204,300,000
6.00% Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 56,436,000			$ 56,436,000	1,439,840,000
Interest rate	6.00%			6.00%
Aggregate carrying amount	$ 55,996,000			$ 55,996,000	1,426,998,000
Extinguishment of debt, amount				1,383,400,000
6.00% Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 21,578,000			$ 21,578,000	1,200,000,000
Interest rate	6.00%			6.00%
Aggregate carrying amount	$ 21,343,000			$ 21,343,000	1,185,726,000
Extinguishment of debt, amount				1,178,400,000
Additional 7.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 515,500,000			$ 515,500,000
Interest rate	7.50%			7.50%
9.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 940,590,000			$ 940,590,000	0
Interest rate	9.50%			9.50%
Aggregate carrying amount	$ 931,960,000			$ 931,960,000	0
9.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	9.50%			9.50%
Redemption price (as percent)	100.00%
Redemption of cash proceeds as a percent of principal	109.50%
9.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period one \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of principal that may be redeemed	40.00%
9.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	9.50%			9.50%
9.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period two \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)	107.125%
9.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period two \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)	100.00%
6.00% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 1,260,416,000			$ 1,260,416,000	0
Interest rate	6.00%			6.00%
Aggregate carrying amount	$ 1,251,275,000			$ 1,251,275,000	0
6.00% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Redemption period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.00%			6.00%
Redemption price (as percent)	100.00%
Percentage of principal that may be redeemed	106.00%
6.00% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Redemption period one \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of principal that may be redeemed	40.00%
6.00% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Redemption period two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.00%			6.00%
6.00% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Redemption period two \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)	104.50%
6.00% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Redemption period two \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as percent)	100.00%
Senior notes \| Note repurchases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount (premium) and debt issuance costs, net			$ 4,200,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 300,000,000			$ 300,000,000	300,000,000
Aggregate carrying amount	$ 300,000,000			$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Proceeds from long-term lines of credit		$ 300,000,000.0
Unamortized discount (premium) and debt issuance costs, net			$ 2,900,000