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Aggregate principal amount of debt							1,750,000	$ 875,000
Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount And DebtI ssuance Costs							$ 17,823	5,065
Gain on Termination of Rate Lock Agreement		$ 11,000
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes				Aug. 29, 2014
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	$ 1,200,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed							100.79%
debt extinguishment make whole premium							$ 3,000
Write Off of Remaining Debt Issuance and Discount Costs							300
364-day senior unsecured bridge facility maximum aggregate principal amount											$ 7,500,000
90-day senior unsecured bridge facility maximum aggregate principal amount											4,100,000
3-year unsecured term loan facility principal amount										$ 2,500,000
5-year unsecured term loan facility principal amount										$ 2,500,000
Bridge Financing Commitments											$ 5,000,000
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt							(3,290)	0	$ 0
Swap, Receivable [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
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Swap, Payable [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of Installments						Four
2025 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount And DebtI ssuance Costs							8,034	0
2016 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount And DebtI ssuance Costs							0	406
Bridge Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs							28,700
Other Commitment							37,800
3.0% Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Semi-annual fixed interest payments			semi-annual fixed interest payments due on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing
Loans [Member]
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2.875% Senior unsecured notes due June 1, 2023 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant compliance							compliant with these covenants
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Term loan facility, description of variable rate basis							LIBOR
Term loan facility, interest rate over LIBOR rate							1.25%
Term loan facility, rate over LIBOR rate current rate												1.72%
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