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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Estimated Fair Value And Carrying Amounts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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5.875% notes due 2020 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.875% |
3.400% notes due 2020 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 3.40% |
3.950% notes due 2022 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 3.95% |
3.625% notes due 2022 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 3.625% |
4.750% notes due 2023 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.75% |
2.750% notes due 2023 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 2.75% |
2.625% notes due 2024 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 2.625% |
2.750% notes due 2024 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 2.75% |
4.750% notes due 2025 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.75% |
4.250% notes due 2025 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.25% |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of long-term debt | $ 9,404,940 | $ 9,066,434
Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of long-term debt | 9,195,268 | 8,698,464
Global revolving credit facility, net |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Deferred financing costs | 6,400 | 7,200
Unsecured Term Loans |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Deferred financing costs | 4,400 | 4,800
Unsecured Senior Notes |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of long-term debt | 18,000 | 18,500
Deferred financing costs | $ 36,700 | 37,800
Unsecured Senior Notes | 3.400% notes due 2020 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 3.40% |
Unsecured Senior Notes | 3.950% notes due 2022 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 3.95% |
Unsecured Senior Notes | 3.625% notes due 2022 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 3.625% |
Unsecured Senior Notes | 2.625% notes due 2024 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 2.625% |
Unsecured Senior Notes | 2.750% notes due 2024 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 2.75% |
Unsecured Senior Notes | 4.750% notes due 2025 |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.75% |
Mortgage Loans |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Deferred financing costs | $ 0 | 0
Level 2 | Global revolving credit facility, net | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Lines of credit | 958,480 | 558,191
Level 2 | Global revolving credit facility, net | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Lines of credit | 958,480 | 558,191
Level 2 | Unsecured Term Loans | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Lines of credit | 1,432,931 | 1,425,117
Level 2 | Unsecured Term Loans | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Lines of credit | 1,432,931 | 1,425,117
Level 2 | Unsecured Senior Notes | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured senior notes | 6,907,183 | 6,976,603
Level 2 | Unsecured Senior Notes | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured senior notes | 6,697,462 | 6,608,545
Level 2 | Mortgage Loans | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage Loans | 106,346 | 106,523
Level 2 | Mortgage Loans | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage Loans | $ 106,395 | $ 106,611

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