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Unsecured Debt - Additional Information (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility $ in Millions, € in Billions, £ in Billions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2015 EUR (€) debt_instrument | Nov. 30, 2015 GBP (£) debt_instrument | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) debt_instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 300
Number of undrawn revolving credit facilities | debt_instrument |  | 1 | 1 | 1
Line of credit facility available amount |  |  |  | $ 2,800
Main Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility expiration period | 5 years |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 2,500
Commitment fee percentage | 35.00% |  |  |
Main Credit Facility | Utilization of less than One Third of Available Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additional utilization fee |  | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10%
Main Credit Facility | Utilization of more than One Third of Available Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additional utilization fee |  | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.20%
Main Credit Facility | Utilization of more than Two Thirds of Available Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additional utilization fee |  | 0.40% | 0.40% | 0.40%
Main Credit Facility | U.S. Dollar Denominated Debt |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 1,700
Main Credit Facility | Euro Denominated |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | € |  | € 0.5 |  |
Main Credit Facility | Sterling Denominated Debt |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | £ |  |  | £ 0.2 |
LIBOR/EURIBOR | Main Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 40.00% |  |

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- Definition Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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