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Debt Instrument, Terms, Increase In Maximum Common Stock Dividends And Share Repurchases Allowed

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Debt Instrument, Terms, Maximum Consolidated Net Debt To Consolidated EBITDA Ratio

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt - Credit Facilities (Details)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Credit Facilities (Details)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 25, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 100,000,000
Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement term		5 years
Long-term line of credit	$ 1,500,000,000						$ 3,000,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,500,000,000
Debt covenants, net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio		3.50
Increase in maximum common stock dividends and share repurchases allowed			$ 150,000,000
Maximum consolidated net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio			3.75
Amount outstanding			$ 0	$ 0
Amount borrowed			0	$ 0
Revolving Credit Agreement \| Any quarter ending on or prior to December 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenants, net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	5.00
Revolving Credit Agreement \| Quarter ending March 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenants, net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	5.25
Revolving Credit Agreement \| Quarter ending June 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenants, net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	5.00
Maximum common stock dividends and share repurchases			100,000,000
Revolving Credit Agreement \| Quarter ending September 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenants, net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	4.50
Revolving Credit Agreement \| Quarter ending December 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenants, net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	4.00
Revolving Credit Agreement \| All periods thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenants, net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	3.50
Maximum common stock dividends and share repurchases			$ 250,000,000