Derivative instruments, gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, effective portion

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Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Entered Into

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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The portion of gains and losses (net) on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments representing (a) the amount of the hedge ineffectiveness and (b) the amount, if any, excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
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-SubTopic 25
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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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Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fixed interest rate that will be received or paid upon exercise of the interest rate swaption contract.

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Number of interest rate derivative instruments held by the entity at the reporting date.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details)	12 Months Ended
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Derivative	May 01, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($) Derivative
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 98,000,000
Derivative, Remaining Maturity	24 years
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 412,000,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount			$ 1,450,000,000
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held \| Derivative			4
Derivative, Swaption Interest Rate			1.87%
Interest Rate Swaps Maturing 2022 [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Entered Into \| Derivative					2
$1.6 billion notional [Member] \| Interest Rate Swaps Maturing 2022 [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount					$ 1,600,000,000
Derivative, Swaption Interest Rate					1.98%
$1.6 billion notional [Member] \| Interest Rate Swaps Maturing 2023 [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount				$ 1,600,000,000
Derivative, Swaption Interest Rate				3.03%
$750 million notional [Member] \| Interest Rate Swaps Maturing 2022 [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount					$ 750,000,000
Proceeds received for settlement of interest rate swap	$ 18,000,000
Derivative, Swaption Interest Rate					2.02%
Franchise [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, effective portion	less than $1 million	less than $1 million