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Debt - Debt Maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2020
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2021 (nine months)	$ 11,572
2022	4,843
2023	1,128,024
2024	253,050
2025	1,353,209
Thereafter	3,052,789
Total debt before discount, net	5,803,487
(Discounts), premium and debt costs, net	(40,438)
Long-term debt, net assets held for sale	5,763,049
Long-term debt	$ 6,041,221
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	0.26%	0.30%
Held-for-sale
Debt Instrument
Debt on assets held for sale and discontinued operations	$ 278,172
Bank Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
2021 (nine months)	0
2022	0
2023	110,000
2024	0
2025	0
Thereafter	0
Total debt before discount, net	110,000
(Discounts), premium and debt costs, net	0
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Long-term debt	110,000
Bank Line of Credit \| Held-for-sale
Debt Instrument
Debt on assets held for sale and discontinued operations	0
Commercial Paper(1)
Debt Instrument
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2022	0
2023	928,150
2024	0
2025	0
Thereafter	0
Total debt before discount, net	928,150
(Discounts), premium and debt costs, net	0
Long-term debt, net assets held for sale	928,150
Long-term debt	928,150
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Debt on assets held for sale and discontinued operations	0
Term Loan
Debt Instrument
2021 (nine months)	0
2022	0
2023	0
2024	250,000
2025	0
Thereafter	0
Total debt before discount, net	250,000
(Discounts), premium and debt costs, net	(757)
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Long-term debt	249,243
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Debt on assets held for sale and discontinued operations	0
Senior Unsecured Note
Debt Instrument
2021 (nine months)	0
2022	0
2023	0
2024	0
2025	1,350,000
Thereafter	2,950,000
Total debt before discount, net	4,300,000
(Discounts), premium and debt costs, net	(44,303)
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Long-term debt	$ 4,255,697
Weighted-average maturity	8 years
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	3.77%
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Senior Unsecured Note \| Interest Rate Thereafter
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Senior Unsecured Note \| Maximum
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2022	4,843
2023	89,874
2024	3,050
2025	3,209
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(Discounts), premium and debt costs, net	4,622
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Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	3.73%
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