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

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SENIOR NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER DEBT - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt instruments
Senior notes payable and other debt, gross					$ 10,584,000,000		$ 10,584,000,000		$ 11,365,633,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt							2,412,420,000	$ 1,058,437,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net					(39,527,000)	$ (511,000)	(50,411,000)	$ (856,000)
Unsecured term loan due 2020
Debt instruments
Senior notes payable and other debt, gross					0		0		900,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 900,000,000.0
4.00% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt instruments
Senior notes payable and other debt, gross				$ 650,000,000.0	$ 650,000,000		$ 650,000,000		0
Interest rate				4.00%	4.00%		4.00%
Public offering price as percent of par				99.23%
Proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 645,000,000.0
4.00% Senior Notes due 2019
Debt instruments
Interest rate			4.00%	4.00%
Public offering price as percent of par				101.83%
Senior notes redeemed				$ 502,100,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net			$ 1,800,000	$ 11,000,000.0
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 97,900,000
2.00% Senior Notes due 2018
Debt instruments
Senior notes payable and other debt, gross					$ 0		$ 0		700,000,000
Interest rate				2.00%	2.00%		2.00%
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 700,000,000.0
4.40% Senior Notes due 2029
Debt instruments
Senior notes payable and other debt, gross	$ 750,000,000.0				$ 750,000,000		$ 750,000,000		$ 0
Interest rate	4.40%				4.40%		4.40%
Public offering price as percent of par	99.95%
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 749,700,000
4.75% Senior Notes, due 2021
Debt instruments
Senior notes payable and other debt, gross					$ 150,500,000		$ 150,500,000
Interest rate	4.75%				4.75%		4.75%
Public offering price as percent of par	104.56%
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net	$ 28,300,000						$ 7,600,000
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 549,500,000
LIBOR \| Unsecured term loan due 2020
Debt instruments
Variable interest rate		0.975%