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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Supplemental Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ 1,869,101 | $ 1,825,721 | $ 0
Financing lease right-of-use assets, net of accumulated depreciation | 327,215 | 361,078 |
Total | 2,196,316 | 2,186,799 |
Current |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities | 223,249 | 209,911 |
Financing lease liabilities | 46,582 | 50,437 |
Total current lease liabilities | 269,831 | 260,348 |
Long-term |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities | 1,728,686 | 1,685,771 | $ 0
Financing lease liabilities | 320,600 | 350,263 |
Total long-term lease liabilities | 2,049,286 | 2,036,034 |
Total | $ 2,319,117 | $ 2,296,382 |
Operating lease, right-of-use asset, real estate assets, percent | 99.00% |  |
Operating lease, right-of-use asset, non-real estate assets, percent | 1.00% |  |
Finance lease, right-of-use asset, real estate assets, percent | 69.00% |  |
Finance lease, right-of-use asset, non-real estate assets, percent | 31.00% |  |

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