Debt Instrument, Covenant Requirement, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Gross Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Gross Repayments of Principal in Year Three

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Gross Repayments of Principal in Year Two

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Shelf Registration Statement Maximum Amount Of securities Authorized For Issuance

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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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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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Long-term debt - Narrative (Detail)	Jun. 21, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shelf registration statement maximum amount of securities authorized for issuance		$ 7,000,000,000
Contractual debt maturities, 2019		420,000,000
Contractual debt maturities, 2020		725,000,000
Contractual debt maturities, 2021		350,000,000
Line of Credit \| Amended and Restated Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,510,000,000.00
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity		$ 1,440,000,000
Debt Covenant, Period One \| Amended and Restated Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant requirement, maximum total leverage ratio	5.0
Debt Covenant, Period Two \| Amended and Restated Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant requirement, maximum total leverage ratio	4.75
Debt Covenant, Period Three \| Amended and Restated Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant requirement, maximum total leverage ratio	4.5