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Notes Payable - Note Issuances (Details) - Notes Payable - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
3.875% notes, issued in April 2018 and due in April 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 3.875% |  |
Principal amount issued |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Public offering price (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 99.50% |  |
Effective yield (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 3.96% |  |
Proceeds from issuance of debt | $ 493,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued in March 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of debt |  |  | $ 705,200,000 |  |  |  |
4.125% notes, issued in March 2017 and due in October 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 4.125% |  |  |  | 4.125% |
Principal amount issued |  |  | 400,000,000 |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |
Public offering price (as a percent) |  | 102.98% |  |  |  | 102.98% |
Effective yield (as a percent) |  | 3.75% |  |  |  | 3.75% |
4.650% notes, issued in March 2017 and due in March 2047 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 4.65% |  |  |  | 4.65% |
Principal amount issued |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |
Public offering price (as a percent) |  | 99.97% |  |  |  | 99.97% |
Effective yield (as a percent) |  | 4.65% |  |  |  | 4.65% |
Notes issued in December 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of debt |  | $ 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
3.250% notes, issued in December 2017 and due in October 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 3.25% |  |  |  | 3.25% |
Principal amount issued |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
Public offering price (as a percent) |  | 101.77% |  |  |  | 101.77% |
Effective yield (as a percent) |  | 2.84% |  |  |  | 2.84% |
3.650% notes, issued in December 2017 and due in January 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 3.65% |  |  | 3.65% | 3.65% |
Principal amount issued |  |  |  |  |  | $ 550,000,000 |
Public offering price (as a percent) |  | 99.78% |  |  |  | 99.78% |
Effective yield (as a percent) |  | 3.68% |  |  |  | 3.68% |
4.650% notes, issued in December 2017 and due in March 2047 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 4.65% |  |  |  | 4.65% |
Principal amount issued |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |
Public offering price (as a percent) |  | 105.43% |  |  |  | 105.43% |
Effective yield (as a percent) |  | 4.32% |  |  |  | 4.32% |
3.000% notes, issued in October 2016 and due in January 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 3.00% |  |  | 3.00% | 3.00% | 3.00%
Principal amount issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000
Public offering price (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98.67%
Effective yield (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.15%
Proceeds from issuance of debt |  |  |  | $ 586,700,000 |  |  |
6.750% notes, issued in September 2007 and due in August 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 6.75% |  |  |  | 6.75% |
Early repayment of notes payable |  | $ 550,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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