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Debt - Private Placement Facilities (Details) - Private placement facilities [Member] $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Date of borrowing | Sep. 22, 2014
Debt instrument, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 975
Debt instrument, maturity date | Sep. 22, 2017
Minimum [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Term of issuances under private placement facilities | 5 years
Maximum [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Term of issuances under private placement facilities | 15 years
Average term of issuances under private placement facilities | 12 years

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- Definition Average period of time between issuance and maturity of the debt instruments, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Date the debt instrument was issued, 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)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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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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