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Schedule of Revenue by Geographic Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets
Revenue	$ 2,465,800	$ 2,207,343	$ 7,267,054	$ 6,433,625
United States
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets
Revenue	1,395,495	1,336,851	4,268,600	3,997,525
United Kingdom
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets
Revenue	399,155	336,168	1,171,829	1,044,110
Other countries
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets
Revenue	$ 671,150	$ 534,324	$ 1,826,625	$ 1,391,990

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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