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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Potential Redemption Percentage of Principal Amount With Equity Offerings

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Notes Sold as a Percentage of Principle Amount

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The excess of the (1) fair value of consideration transferred to the holders of a security in excess of (2) the carrying amount of the security reported on the registrant's balance sheet, which will be deducted from net earnings to derive net earnings available to common shareholders. This amount is generally an adjustment considered in the computation of earnings per share.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments - Notes Textual (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption premium			$ 44,000,000	$ 44,000,000
Senior Notes \| 5% due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 900,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Notes sold as a percentage of principle amount		100.00%
Percent of notes that may be redeemed with certain equity offerings				35.00%
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest				105.00%
Senior Notes \| 5% due 2026 \| Period Commencing May 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage				102.50%
Senior Notes \| 5% due 2026 \| Period Commencing May 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage				101.667%
Senior Notes \| 5% due 2026 \| Period Commencing May 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage				100.833%
Senior Notes \| 5% due 2026 \| Period Commencing May 31, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage				100.00%
Senior Notes \| 5% due 2026 \| Period Prior to May 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage				100.00%
Senior Notes \| 6.5% due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.50%		6.50%	6.50%	6.50%
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount	$ 900,000,000		$ 900,000,000	$ 900,000,000
Redemption premium	44,000,000
Write-off of deferred financing fees	$ 9,000,000