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Equity - Schedule of Dividends Declared (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 05, 2020 | May 05, 2020 | Mar. 05, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 23, 2020 | Feb. 27, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends, Common Stock |  |  |  | $ 26,763 | $ 26,368 | $ 53,877 | $ 30,652 |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares |  |  |  |  | 21 |  | 24 |  |
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.035 | $ 0.035 | $ 0.035 | $ 0.035 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.07 |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000 | $ 150,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Dividend Reinvestment Plan |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 7 |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value |  |  |  | $ 4 | $ 128,014 | $ 4 | $ 149,868 |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.035 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend Declared [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends, Common Stock |  |  |  | $ 27,000 | 26,000 | $ 54,000 | 53,000 |  |
Dividend Settled in Cash [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends, Common Stock |  |  |  |  | 3,000 |  | 7,000 |  |
Dividend Settled in Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends, Common Stock |  |  |  |  | $ 23,000 |  | $ 46,000 |  |

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