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Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Table Text Block] | The fair value of our debt instruments at December 31 was as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
7.0% Senior Notes due June 2017 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 314,618 |
7.625% Senior Notes due October 2018 | 272,353 |  |  | 279,375 |
4.5% Senior Notes due November 2020 | 205,000 |  |  | 201,500 |
8.0% Senior Notes due November 2021 | 175,500 |  |  | 176,438 |
5.375% Senior Notes due January 2022 | 444,614 |  |  | 445,188 |
5.375% Senior Notes due May 2024 | 884,000 |  |  | 884,094 |
7.5% Senior Notes due April 2027 | 231,590 |  |  | 216,500 |
Term Loan due July 2018 | — |  |  | 310,000 |
Bank Credit Facility due July 2018 | — |  |  | 270,000 |
Term Loan due March 2021 | 673,750 |  |  | — |
Bank Credit Facility due March 2021 | 350,000 |  |  | — |
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2050 | 3,753 |  |  | 4,047 |
Total fair value of debt instruments | $ | 3,240,560 |  |  | $ | 3,101,760 |

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