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Fair Value Measurements - Details of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
1.125% Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate on Notes	1.125%
Senior Notes | 5.375% Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate on Notes	5.375%		5.375%
Convertible Notes | 1.125% Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate on Notes	1.125%				1.125%
Convertible Notes | 1.625% Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate on Notes	1.625%			1.625%
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	$ 1,455	$ 1,446
Carrying Value | Senior Notes | 5.375% Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	691	691
Carrying Value | Convertible Notes | 1.125% Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	477	471
Carrying Value | Convertible Notes | 1.625% Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	287	284
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	1,752	1,850
Fair Value | Senior Notes | 5.375% Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	726	714
Fair Value | Convertible Notes | 1.125% Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	705	792
Fair Value | Convertible Notes | 1.625% Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	$ 321	$ 344

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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