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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Aug. 15, 2016 | Jul. 01, 2016 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Write off of debt issuance cost | 700,000 |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding | 245,700,000 |  |  |  | $ 191,300,000
Notes payable | $ 20,500,000 |  |  |  | 35,300,000
Debt instrument term | 4 years |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 158,794,000 |  |  |  | 267,877,000
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity | 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 750,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Maximum additional issuance | 375,000,000 |  |  |  |
Fair value of amount outstanding | 0 |  |  |  | 0
Revolving Credit Facility Accordion Feature |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 1,250,000,000.00 |  |  |  |
Repurchase Agreement | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 300,000,000.0 | $ 175,000,000.0 |  |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 158,800,000 |  |  |  | 267,900,000
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Maximum | Repurchase Agreement | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 200,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Minimum | Repurchase Agreement | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 175,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes February 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |
Senior Notes | 4.250% unsecured senior notes due March 2021 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | $ 700,000,000 |  | $ 400,000,000 | $ 300,000,000 | $ 0
Stated interest rate | 4.25% |  | 4.25% | 4.25% | 4.25%
Senior Notes | 5.500% unsecured senior notes due March 2026 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 0
Stated interest rate | 5.50% |  |  |  | 5.50%
Senior Notes | 6.500% unsecured senior notes due May 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 465,245,000
Stated interest rate | 6.50% |  |  |  | 6.50%
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes, Issued July 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |
Senior Notes | 5.000% unsecured senior notes due January 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 0
Stated interest rate | 5.00% |  |  |  | 5.00%

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