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LT Debt (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value of Debt [Text Block] | The estimated fair market value, using quoted market prices, is as follows:
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
6.875% senior debentures, due 2018 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 212,500 |
3.00% notes, due 2018 |  | 301,500 |  |  | 303,500 |
6.00% notes, due 2020 |  | 226,500 |  |  | 325,500 |
5.125% notes, due 2021 |  | 140,500 |  |  | 265,500 |
3.50% notes, due 2022 |  | 358,000 |  |  | 349,500 |
4.50% notes, due 2023 |  | 318,500 |  |  | 305,500 |
3.25% notes, due 2024 |  | 494,000 |  |  | — |
4.00% notes, due 2025 |  | 357,500 |  |  | 345,000 |
7.50% senior debentures, due 2027 |  | 136,500 |  |  | 238,000 |
3.875% notes, due 2028 |  | 499,000 |  |  | — |
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] | Long-term debt consists of the following:
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Revolving credit facility |  | $ | 96,200 |  |  | $ | — |
Asset securitization program |  | 255,000 |  |  | 460,000 |
6.875% senior debentures, due 2018 |  | — |  |  | 199,348 |
3.00% notes, due 2018 |  | — |  |  | 299,013 |
6.00% notes, due 2020 |  | 208,928 |  |  | 299,183 |
5.125% notes, due 2021 |  | 130,364 |  |  | 248,843 |
3.50% notes, due 2022 |  | 346,330 |  |  | 345,776 |
4.50% notes, due 2023 |  | 297,001 |  |  | 296,646 |
3.25% notes, due 2024 |  | 492,846 |  |  | — |
4.00% notes, due 2025 |  | 345,040 |  |  | 344,625 |
7.50% senior debentures, due 2027 |  | 109,673 |  |  | 198,514 |
3.875% notes, due 2028 |  | 493,449 |  |  | — |
Interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges |  | 180 |  |  | 152 |
Other obligations with various interest rates and due dates |  | 27,949 |  |  | 4,234 |
|  | $ | 2,802,960 |  |  | $ | 2,696,334 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer. + 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) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479336&loc=d3e64711-112823 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e),(f)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 55 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930739&loc=d3e28878-108400 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21538-112644 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21506-112644 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28541-108399 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21521-112644 + Details
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