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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Debt - Schedule Of Outstanding Indebtedness (Details)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value			$ 4,148,480,000	$ 4,848,480,000		$ 4,148,480,000
Debt, net			$ 4,122,264,000	$ 4,791,563,000	$ 4,122,264,000	$ 4,122,264,000
Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount					$ 1,500,000,000				$ 500,000,000.0	$ 1,500,000,000
Number of interest rate swap agreements \| instrument				4					2	4
Fixed interest rate				2.8297%						2.8297%
Interest Rate Swap \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount				$ 2,000,000,000.0
Number of interest rate swap agreements \| instrument					4
Fixed interest rate				2.7173%	2.8297%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term Loan B Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage					0.50%
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%	2.00%	2.25%		2.25%	2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term Loan B Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term Loan B Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| CPLV CMBS Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage				4.36%
Senior Notes \| Term Loan B Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value			$ 2,100,000,000	$ 2,100,000,000		$ 2,100,000,000
Debt, net			2,073,784,000	$ 2,076,962,000		2,073,784,000
Senior Notes \| Term Loan B Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				2.00%	2.25%
Senior Notes \| Second Lien Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value			498,480,000	$ 498,480,000		498,480,000
Debt, net			$ 498,480,000	$ 498,480,000		$ 498,480,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			8.00%	8.00%		8.00%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value				$ 1,250,000,000
Debt, net				$ 1,231,227,000
Interest rate, stated percentage				4.25%			4.25%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value				$ 1,000,000,000
Debt, net				$ 984,894,000
Interest rate, stated percentage				4.625%			4.625%
Senior Notes \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value			$ 0	$ 0		$ 0
Debt, net			0	$ 0		0
Commitment fee percentage				0.375%
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 600,000,000			$ 1,000,000,000.0				$ 1,000,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
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Basis spread on variable rate				2.00%	2.25%
Senior Notes \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.375%
Senior Notes \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.50%
CPLV CMBS Debt \| CPLV CMBS Debt
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Face value			1,550,000,000			1,550,000,000
Debt, net			$ 1,550,000,000			$ 1,550,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			4.36%			4.36%