CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$ 5,880,504	$ 5,276,921
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	4,054,809	3,670,679
Accounts receivable, trade allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 32,441	$ 14,683
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	6,935,257	10,457,772
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	579,790,385
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	4,000,000,000	4,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	400,531,285	457,207,079
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	393,596,028	446,749,307
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	490,086,674	490,086,674
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	186,194,357	186,245,832
Common Class C
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	4,000,000,000	4,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0