Debt Instruments Maturity Year

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Line of credit facility, expiration term.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 17, 2022
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	1.75%
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	1.00%
4.200% Senior Notes, Semi-Annual Interest Payments, Net of the Unamortized Discount, Balloon Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	4.20%	4.20%
Debt instrument maturity year	2024	2024
4.500% Senior Notes, Semi-Annual Interest Payments, Net of the Unamortized Discount, Balloon Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	4.50%	4.50%
Debt instrument maturity year	2029	2029
2.375% Senior Notes, Semi-Annual Interest Payments, Net of the Unamortized Discount, Balloon Due 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	2.375%	2.375%
Debt instrument maturity year	2031	2031
4.200% Senior Notes, Semi-Annual Interest Payments, Net of the Unamortized Discount, Balloon Due 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	4.20%		4.20%
Debt instrument maturity year	2032
4.950% Senior Notes, Semi-Annual Interest Payments, Net of the Unamortized Discount, Balloon Due 2052
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	4.95%		4.95%
Debt instrument maturity year	2052
5-year Term Loan Facility Expires in 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity year	2026	2026
Line of credit facility, expiration term	5 years	5 years
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Oct. 27, 2026	Oct. 27, 2026
5-year Term Loan Facility Expires in 2026 \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	1.75%	1.75%
5-year Revolving Loan Facility, Periodic Interest Payments, LIBOR Plus up to 1.525%, Plus Commitment Fees up to 0.225%, Expires October 27, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, expiration term	5 years
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Oct. 27, 2026
5-year Revolving Loan Facility, Periodic Interest Payments, LIBOR Plus up to 1.525%, Plus Commitment Fees up to 0.225%, Expires October 27, 2026 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, percentage	0.225%
5-year Revolving Loan Facility, Periodic Interest Payments, LIBOR Plus up to 1.525%, Plus Commitment Fees up to 0.225%, Expires October 27, 2026 \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	1.525%
5-year Term Loan Facility Expires in 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity year	2023	2023
Line of credit facility, expiration term	5 years	5 years
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Dec. 21, 2023	Dec. 21, 2023
5-year Term Loan Facility Expires in 2023 \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	1.75%	1.75%
3-year Term Loan Facility Expires in 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, expiration term	3 years
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Mar. 31, 2025
3-year Term Loan Facility Expires in 2025 \| Maximum \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	1.625%
5-year Term Loan Facility Expires in 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity year	2027
Line of credit facility, expiration term	5 years
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Mar. 31, 2027
5-year Term Loan Facility Expires in 2027 \| Maximum \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	1.75%