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Debt Narratives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 5.15% |  |  | 5.15% |  | 5.21%
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate | 76.00% |  |  | 76.00% |  | 75.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 500,000 |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |
Letters of Credit, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 175,000 |  |  | 175,000 |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount | $ 33,300 |  |  | 33,300 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage | 0.35% |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity | $ 241,700 |  |  | 241,700 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net |  | $ 95,000 | $ 110,000 | 90,000 |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 145,171 | $ 222,958 |
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt | (6,918) | $ 0 |  | (6,918) | (29,158) |
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred |  |  |  | 51,300 | 30,800 |
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations |  |  |  | 20,421 | 21,979 |
Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Other Debt |  |  |  | 342,500 | 985,800 |
Unsecured Debt | May 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  |  | 250,000 |
Unsecured Debt | May 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 850,000 |  |  | 850,000 |  | $ 550,000
Additional Issuance of Unsecured Debt |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium | 11,300 |  |  | 11,300 |  |
Unsecured Debt | April 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  | 9,100 |
Unsecured Debt | April 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  |  | 136,500 |
Unsecured Debt | July 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  | 45,000 | 222,500 |
Unsecured Debt | July 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  |  | 86,400 |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  | 21,700 |
Unsecured Debt | July 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  |  | 45,000 |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  | $ 14,200 |
Unsecured Debt | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |
Unsecured Debt | April 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | $ 0 |  |  | 0 |  | $ 197,377
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  | $ 197,400 |  |

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