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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives		$ 68,693	$ 19,397
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives		266,257	373,497
Designated as Hedging Instrument
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives	[1]	68,180	18,854
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives	[1]	253,367	356,029
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives		513	543
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives		12,890	17,468
Interest rate swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other assets
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives	[1]	886	5,246
Interest rate swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other long-term Liabilities
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives	[1]	54,726	57,679
Foreign currency forward contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other assets
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives	[1]	37,299	0
Foreign currency forward contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives	[1]	16,137	0
Foreign currency forward contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Derivative financial instruments
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives	[1]	1,127	5,574
Foreign currency forward contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other long-term Liabilities
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives	[1]	3,758	68,165
Fuel swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other assets
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives	[1]	12,281	13,608
Fuel swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives	[1]	1,577	0
Fuel swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Derivative financial instruments
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives	[1]	117,654	129,486
Fuel swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other long-term Liabilities
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives	[1]	76,102	95,125
Fuel swaps | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other assets
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives		440	543
Fuel swaps | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Asset Derivatives
Asset Derivatives		73	0
Fuel swaps | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Derivative financial instruments
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives		9,320	11,532
Fuel swaps | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other long-term Liabilities
Liability Derivatives
Liability Derivatives		$ 3,570	$ 5,936
[1] Accounting Standard Codification 815-20 “Derivatives and Hedging.”

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