Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Long-term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 3,602,000	$ 3,121,558
Unamortized discount	(1,357)	(1,556)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	(51,560)	(44,122)
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	18,007	23,981
Long-term debt, gross, excluding current maturities	3,583,993	3,097,577
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs	3,531,076	3,051,899
Parent
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	3,602,000	3,121,558
Unamortized discount	(1,357)	(1,556)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	(51,560)	(44,122)
Long-term debt, net	3,549,083	3,075,880
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	17,921	23,895
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs	$ 3,530,192	$ 3,051,481
Parent \| Line of Credit \| Bank Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at period end	4.417%	3.882%
Unamortized discount	$ (1,357)	$ (1,556)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	(22,566)	(23,795)
Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.875 % Senior Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount	0	0
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ (8,139)	$ (9,455)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.875%	6.875%
Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount	$ 0	$ 0
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ (9,883)	$ (10,872)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.375%	6.375%
Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.000% Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount	$ 0
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ (10,972)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.00%
Parent \| Other Debt Obligations [Member] \| Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount	$ 0	$ 0
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 0	$ 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.042%	5.80%
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Parent \| Line of Credit \| Bank Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,401,030	$ 1,621,054
Long-term debt, net	1,377,107	1,595,703
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.875 % Senior Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	750,000	750,000
Long-term debt, net	741,861	740,545
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	750,000	750,000
Long-term debt, net	740,117	739,128
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.000% Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	700,000
Long-term debt, net	689,028
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Parent \| Other Debt Obligations [Member] \| Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	970	504
Long-term debt, net	$ 970	$ 504

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