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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Asset Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Represents the number of trailing quarters used to calculate the annual coverage ratio.

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Number of institutional investors that purchased debt in a private placement offering.

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Number of tranches in which long-term debt is issued.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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Debt and Credit Agreements (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Debt and Credit Agreements (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2001 Investor Tranche	Jul. 31, 2008 Tranche Investor	Dec. 31, 2008 Investor	Dec. 31, 2010 Investor Tranche	Sep. 30, 2014 Tranche Investor
Debt
Repayments of debt	$ 1,427,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	$ 895,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	$ 263,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
7.33% weighted-average fixed rate notes
Debt
Asset coverage ratio, minimum	1.75
Number of trailing quarters used to calculate annual coverage ratio	12 months
Annual coverage ratio, minimum	2.8
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	7.33%	7.33%
Principal				170,000,000
Number of institutional investors that purchased debt in a private placement offering				7
Number of tranches				3
Repayments of debt	150,000,000
7.33% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 7.33% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 1 due July 2011
Debt
Principal				75,000,000
Term				10 years
Coupon (as a percent)				7.26%
7.33% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 7.33% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 2 due July 2013
Debt
Principal				75,000,000
Term				12 years
Coupon (as a percent)				7.36%
7.33% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 7.33% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 3 due July 2016
Debt
Principal				20,000,000
Term				15 years
Coupon (as a percent)				7.46%
6.51% weighted-average fixed rate notes
Debt
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	6.51%	6.51%
Principal					425,000,000
Number of institutional investors that purchased debt in a private placement offering					41
Number of tranches					3
6.51% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 6.51% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 1 due July 2018
Debt
Principal					245,000,000
Term					10 years
Coupon (as a percent)					6.44%
6.51% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 6.51% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 2 due July 2020
Debt
Principal					100,000,000
Term					12 years
Coupon (as a percent)					6.54%
6.51% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 6.51% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 3 due July 2023
Debt
Principal					80,000,000
Term					15 years
Coupon (as a percent)					6.69%
9.78% fixed rate notes
Debt
Principal						67,000,000
Number of institutional investors that purchased debt in a private placement offering						4
Term						10 years
Coupon (as a percent)	9.78%	9.78%				9.78%
5.58% weighted-average fixed rate notes
Debt
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	5.58%	5.58%
Principal							175,000,000
Number of institutional investors that purchased debt in a private placement offering							8
Number of tranches							3
5.58% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 5.58% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 1 due January 2021
Debt
Principal							88,000,000
Term							10 years
Coupon (as a percent)							5.42%
5.58% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 5.58% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 2 due January 2023
Debt
Principal							25,000,000
Term							12 years
Coupon (as a percent)							5.59%
5.58% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 5.58% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 3 due January 2026
Debt
Principal							62,000,000
Term							15 years
Coupon (as a percent)							5.80%
Revolving credit facility
Debt
Asset coverage ratio, minimum	1.75
Number of trailing quarters used to calculate annual coverage ratio	12 months
Annual coverage ratio, minimum	2.8
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	2.40%	2.00%
Senior Notes \| 3.65% weighted-average fixed rate notes
Debt
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)								3.65%
Principal								925,000,000
Number of institutional investors that purchased debt in a private placement offering								24
Number of tranches								3
Debt issuance costs								5,600,000
Senior Notes \| 3.65% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 3.65% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 1 due September 2021
Debt
Principal								100,000,000
Term								7 years
Coupon (as a percent)								3.24%
Senior Notes \| 3.65% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 3.65% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 2 due September 2024
Debt
Principal								575,000,000
Term								10 years
Coupon (as a percent)								3.67%
Senior Notes \| 3.65% weighted-average fixed rate notes \| 3.65% Weighted-Average Fixed Rate Notes Tranche 3 due September 2026
Debt
Principal								$ 250,000,000
Term								12 years
Coupon (as a percent)								3.77%