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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			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 8,384,981,000		$ 8,470,678,000
Repurchased face amount			$ 1,642,200,000
Aggregate carrying amount			1,624,000,000.0	$ 8,320,501,000		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	$ 31,100,000		26,200,000
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			$ 1,500,000,000.0	$ 2,015,479,000		1,500,000,000
Interest rate			7.50%	7.50%
Aggregate carrying amount				$ 1,994,514,000		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%
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% 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
Interest rate			7.25%	7.25%
Aggregate carrying amount				$ 8,294,000		8,294,000
5.75% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 172,048,000	$ 10,000,000	182,479,000
Interest rate			5.75%	5.75%	5.75%
Aggregate carrying amount				$ 172,048,000		182,479,000
5.375% Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 6,127,000		210,440,000
Interest rate	5.375%			5.375%
Aggregate carrying amount				$ 6,095,000		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		1,439,840,000
Interest rate	6.00%			6.00%
Aggregate carrying amount				$ 56,029,000		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		1,200,000,000
Interest rate	6.00%			6.00%
Aggregate carrying amount				$ 21,354,000		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
Interest rate	7.50%
9.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 940,600,000			$ 940,590,000		0
Interest rate	9.50%			9.50%
Aggregate carrying amount				$ 932,175,000		0
9.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2027 \| Redemption period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				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% 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	$ 1,260,400,000			$ 1,260,416,000		0
Interest rate	6.00%			6.00%
Aggregate carrying amount				$ 1,251,498,000		0
6.00% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Redemption period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				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% 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
Aggregate carrying amount				$ 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