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Debt Line of Credit and Commercial Paper (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
A 175 billion LOC [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Unsecured revolving credit facility | $ 1,750.0
A 250 billion LOC [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Unsecured revolving credit facility | $ 2,500.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | Apr. 01, 2018
500.0 million ability to increase | $ 500.0
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 0.95%
Line Of Credit Facility Commitment Fee | 15 Basis Points
Remaining borrowing capacity | $ 2,440.0
Amount restricted/dedicated to support letters of credit | $ 64.5
Weighted Average Interest Rate Revolving Credit Facility | 1.36%
Commercial Paper [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Commercial paper, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 500.0
Weighted Average Interest Rate Commercial Paper | 0.96%
Line of Credit [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | LIBOR plus 0.95%

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- Definition Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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