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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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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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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 borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Debt and Credit Agreements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 22, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing capacity		$ 1,800,000,000
Line of credit		$ 0
6.51% weighted-average senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate		6.51%	6.51%
Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base	$ 3,200,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000
Minimum \| Subsequent Event \| ABR Loans \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	50.00%
Minimum \| Subsequent Event \| LIBOR Loans \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	112.50%
Maximum \| Subsequent Event \| ABR Loans \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	125.00%
Maximum \| Subsequent Event \| LIBOR Loans \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	175.00%
Non Investment Grade \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percent	30.00%
Non Investment Grade \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event \| ABR Loans \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	150.00%
Non Investment Grade \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percent	42.50%
Non Investment Grade \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event \| ABR Loans \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	225.00%
Investment Grade \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percent	12.50%
Investment Grade \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event \| ABR Loans \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	12.50%
Investment Grade \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percent	27.50%
Investment Grade \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event \| ABR Loans \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	75.00%