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SENIOR NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER DEBT - Credit Facilities, Commerical Paper and Unsecured Term Loans (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Billions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) period | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper program capacity | $ 1,000,000 |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |
Commercial paper | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | $ 567,450
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | 7,386 | $ 37,434 | $ 7,386 | $ 41,861 |  |
Unsecured debt | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional periods | period |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Additional period term |  |  | 6 months |  |  |
Accordion feature of debt | 3,750,000 |  | $ 3,750,000 |  |  |
Fair value of amount outstanding | 41,484 |  | 41,484 |  |  | 120,787
Letters of credit outstanding | 24,900 |  | 24,900 |  |  |
Line of credit, remaining availability less commercial paper | 2,900,000 |  | $ 2,900,000 |  |  |
Unsecured debt | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate |  |  | 0.875% |  |  |
Unsecured Term Loan Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Accordion feature of debt | 800,000 |  | $ 800,000 |  |  |
Unsecured debt | 200,000 |  | $ 200,000 |  |  | 200,000
Unsecured Term Loan Due 2023 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate |  |  | 0.90% |  |  |
Secured revolving construction credit facility due 2022 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 400,000 |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |
Fair value of amount outstanding | 164,585 |  | 164,585 |  |  | 160,492
Unsecured Term Loan due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured debt | $ 375,404 |  | $ 375,404 |  | $ 0.5 | $ 385,030
Unsecured Term Loan due 2025 | Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate |  |  | 0.90% |  |  |

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