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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2022 | Feb. 28, 2022 | Jan. 31, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, collateral amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 117,200,000 |
Credit card processor agreement, maximum exposure |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 293,900,000
Senior Unsecured Note, Backstop Committed Financing |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | $ 3,150,000,000 |  |  |  |
Bpifrance Assurance Export | Novation Agreement, July 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, guaranteed percentage |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Bpifrance Assurance Export | Unsecured Term Loan Agreement | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, guaranteed percentage |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000,000 |
Unsecured term loans | Novation Agreement, July 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from debt |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 3.18% |  |
Unsecured term loans | Unsecured Term Loan Agreement | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from debt |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 1.28% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Notes Due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.375% |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |
Proceeds from senior notes |  |  |  | $ 990,000,000 |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Guaranteed Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 9.125% |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200,000,000 |
Secured senior notes | Senior Secured Notes, Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 10.875% |  |  |  |
Convertible notes | Convertible Notes 4.25%, Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 4.25% |  |  |  |
Maximum | Unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 5.89% |
Maximum | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 9.13% |
Maximum | Secured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |
Maximum | Convertible notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 4.25% |
Maximum | Contract With Customer, Liability, Up-Front Payment Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable |  |  |  |  |  | 5.48% |
Minimum | Unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 2.53% |
Minimum | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 3.70% |
Minimum | Secured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 10.88% |
Minimum | Convertible notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 2.88% |
Minimum | Contract With Customer, Liability, Up-Front Payment Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable |  |  |  |  |  | 2.35% |
[1] | Interest rates based on outstanding loan balance as of March 31, 2022 and, for variable rate debt, include either LIBOR or EURIBOR plus the applicable margin.

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