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Debt - Narrative (Details) shares in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares | Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) unsecuredRevolvingCreditFacility | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible notes settlement |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,189,000 | $ 12,189,000 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 43,518,000 | $ 0
Minimum | Contract With Customer, Liability, Up-Front Payment Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.35% |
Maximum | Contract With Customer, Liability, Up-Front Payment Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.48% |
Convertible notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  | 2.88% |  |  | 2.88% | 2.88% |
Convertible notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  | 6.00% |  |  | 6.00% | 6.00% |
Convertible notes | Convertible Senior Notes 4.25 Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding balance |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  | $ 350,000,000 | $ 350,000,000 |
Interest rate |  |  | 4.25% |  |  | 4.25% | 4.25% |
Convertible notes cash settlement |  |  | $ 337,800,000 |  |  | $ 337,800,000 | $ 337,800,000 |
Convertible notes shares issued (in shares) | shares |  |  | 374 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible notes settlement |  |  | $ 12,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  | 3.70% |  |  | 3.70% | 3.70% |
Unsecured senior notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  | 11.63% |  |  | 11.63% | 11.63% |
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Guaranteed Notes Due January 2030 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  | 1.28% |  |  | 1.28% | 1.28% |
Unsecured term loans | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  | 5.89% |  |  | 5.89% | 5.89% |
Unsecured term loans | Novation Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 4.21% |  |  | 4.21% | 4.21% |
Debt instrument, term |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured debt |  |  | $ 503,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Novation Agreement | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |
Secured senior notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  | 8.25% |  |  | 8.25% | 8.25% |
Secured senior notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  | 11.50% |  |  | 11.50% | 11.50% |
Secured senior notes | Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 11.50% |  |  | 11.50% | 11.50% |
Repayment of debt |  |  | $ 392,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,200,000 |
Secured senior notes | Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 11.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of unsecured revolving credit facilities | unsecuredRevolvingCreditFacility |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000 |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000 | 3,000,000,000 |
Repayments of revolving credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,700,000,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Aggregate Revolving Capacity 2.3 Billion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from credit facility |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300,000,000 |  |  |
Extension term |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |
Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility, $700 Million |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt terminated |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  | 364 days |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Senior Unsecured Note, Backstop Committed Financing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt terminated |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |  |
[1] | Interest rates based on outstanding loans as of June 30, 2023, and for variable rate debt include either LIBOR, EURIBOR or Term SOFR plus the applicable margin.

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