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Long-Term and Other Debt - Notes (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 21, 2014 | Jun. 04, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Debt discount capitalized |  |  | $ 26,300,000 | $ 31,300,000
Senior subordinated notes due in 2021 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Debt discount capitalized |  |  | $ 2,400,000 |
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes, due in 2018 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  | 8.125% |
Debt discount capitalized |  |  | $ 0 | 0
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes, due in 2018 | Redemption period two |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 101.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes, due in 2018 | Redemption period three |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 100.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes due 2020 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  | 6.25% |
Debt discount capitalized |  |  | $ 0 | 0
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes due 2020 | Redemption period two |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 101.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes due 2020 | Redemption period three |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 100.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes due in 2021 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  | 6.625% |
Debt discount recorded |  |  | $ 9,700,000 |
Debt amount |  | $ 350,000,000.0 |  |
Debt instrument price percentage of principal amount |  | 99.321% |  |
Capitalized costs during period |  | $ 7,300,000 |  |
Debt discount capitalized |  |  | $ 1,800,000 | 2,200,000
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes due in 2021 | Redemption period one |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 100.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes due in 2021 | Redemption period three |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 101.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Senior subordinated notes due in 2021 | Redemption period three |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 100.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Unsecured Notes |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  | 10.00% |
Debt amount | $ 2,200,000,000 |  |  |
Capitalized costs during period | 48,900,000 |  |  |
Debt discount capitalized |  |  | $ 0 | 0
Senior subordinated notes | Unsecured Notes | Redemption period one |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 100.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Unsecured Notes | Redemption period three |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 101.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Unsecured Notes | Redemption period three |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 100.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Secured Notes |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  | 7.00% |
Debt amount | 950,000,000.0 |  |  |
Capitalized costs during period | $ 19,500,000 |  |  |
Debt discount capitalized |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Senior subordinated notes | Secured Notes | Redemption period one |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 100.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Secured Notes | Redemption period three |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 101.00% |
Senior subordinated notes | Secured Notes | Redemption period three |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  | 100.00% |

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