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Debt - Redemption Rates (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Repurchase price in the event of change of control, percentage of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest | 101.00%
Senior Notes 4.375 Percent due 2021 | Redemption date 2019 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.094%
Senior Notes 4.375 Percent due 2021 | Redemption date 2020 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 4.375 Percent due 2021 | Redemption date 2021 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 6 Percent Due 2023 | Redemption date 2019 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 102.00%
Senior Notes 6 Percent Due 2023 | Redemption date 2020 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.00%
Senior Notes 6 Percent Due 2023 | Redemption date 2021 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 6 Percent Due 2023 | Redemption date 2022 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 6 Percent Due 2023 | Redemption date 2023 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
CAD 5.375 Percent Senior Notes due 2023 | Redemption date 2019 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 104.031%
CAD 5.375 Percent Senior Notes due 2023 | Redemption date 2020 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 102.688%
CAD 5.375 Percent Senior Notes due 2023 | Redemption date 2021 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.344%
CAD 5.375 Percent Senior Notes due 2023 | Redemption date 2022 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
CAD 5.375 Percent Senior Notes due 2023 | Redemption date 2023 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Subordinated Notes 5.75 Percent due 2024 | Redemption date 2019 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.958%
Senior Subordinated Notes 5.75 Percent due 2024 | Redemption date 2020 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Subordinated Notes 5.75 Percent due 2024 | Redemption date 2021 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Subordinated Notes 5.75 Percent due 2024 | Redemption date 2022 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Subordinated Notes 5.75 Percent due 2024 | Redemption date 2023 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Subordinated Notes 5.75 Percent due 2024 | Redemption date 2024 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Euro Notes 3 Percent due 2025 | Redemption date 2020 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.50%
Euro Notes 3 Percent due 2025 | Redemption date 2021 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.75%
Euro Notes 3 Percent due 2025 | Redemption date 2022 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Euro Notes 3 Percent due 2025 | Redemption date 2023 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Euro Notes 3 Percent due 2025 | Redemption date 2024 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Euro Notes 3 Percent due 2025 | Redemption date 2025 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
GBP Notes due 2025 3.875 Percent | Redemption date 2020 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.938%
GBP Notes due 2025 3.875 Percent | Redemption date 2021 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.969%
GBP Notes due 2025 3.875 Percent | Redemption date 2022 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
GBP Notes due 2025 3.875 Percent | Redemption date 2023 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
GBP Notes due 2025 3.875 Percent | Redemption date 2024 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
GBP Notes due 2025 3.875 Percent | Redemption date 2025 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100000.00%
Senior Notes 5.375 Percent due 2026 | Redemption date 2021 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 102.688%
Senior Notes 5.375 Percent due 2026 | Redemption date 2022 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.792%
Senior Notes 5.375 Percent due 2026 | Redemption date 2023 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.896%
Senior Notes 5.375 Percent due 2026 | Redemption date 2024 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 5.375 Percent due 2026 | Redemption date 2025 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 5.375 Percent due 2026 | Redemption date 2026 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2027 | Redemption date 2022 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 102.438%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2027 | Redemption date 2023 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.625%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2027 | Redemption date 2024 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.813%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2027 | Redemption date 2025 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2027 | Redemption date 2026 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2027 | Redemption date 2027 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes due 2028 5.25 Percent | Redemption date 2022 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 102.625%
Senior Notes due 2028 5.25 Percent | Redemption date 2023 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.75%
Senior Notes due 2028 5.25 Percent | Redemption date 2024 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.875%
Senior Notes due 2028 5.25 Percent | Redemption date 2025 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes due 2028 5.25 Percent | Redemption date 2026 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes due 2028 5.25 Percent | Redemption date 2027 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100000.00%
Senior Notes due 2028 5.25 Percent | Redemption date 2028 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100000.00%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2029 | Redemption date 2024 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 102.438%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2029 | Redemption date 2025 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.609%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2029 | Redemption date 2026 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.814%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2029 | Redemption date 2027 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2029 | Redemption date 2028 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%
Senior Notes 4.875 Percent due 2029 | Redemption date 2029 |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00%

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- Definition Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph e -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75038535&loc=d3e64711-112823 + Details
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