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Equity Incentive And Compensation Plans, Exchange Ratio, Related To Reorganization

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Increase (Decrease)

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Unusual Or Infrequent Item, Temporary Compensation Reduction, Percentage

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
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Subsequent Events (Details)	Apr. 27, 2020	Apr. 24, 2020	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock exchange ratio, related to reorganization			1
Equity incentive and compensation plans, exchange ratio, related to reorganization			1
Subsequent Event \| Named executive officers and non-executive directors
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Temporary compensation reduction, percentage		50.00%
Subsequent Event \| Employees
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Temporary compensation reduction, percentage	20.00%
Commercial paper
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,650,000,000
Commercial paper \| U.S. Program
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 600,000,000
Commercial paper \| U.S. Program \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase of maximum borrowing capacity			$ 300,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 900,000,000