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Corporate Indebtedness - Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date |  |  |
Accreted Balance |  | $ 1,492,550,000 | $ 1,491,575,000
Senior unsecured notes |  |  |
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 1,500,000,000 |
Accreted Balance |  | 1,503,986,000 | 1,404,605,000
Deferred financing costs, net |  | (9,160,000) | (8,666,000)
Accreted Balance, net of deferred financing costs |  | 1,494,826,000 | 1,395,939,000
Senior unsecured notes | 7.75% Senior unsecured notes maturing on March 15, 2020 |  |  |
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 250,000,000 |
Accreted Balance |  | $ 250,000,000 | 250,000,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent) |  | 7.75% |
Initial Term (in Years) |  | 10 years |
Senior unsecured notes | Senior Unsecured Notes Due August 2021 |  |  |
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 350,000,000 |
Accreted Balance |  | $ 350,000,000 | 0
Coupon Rate (as a percent) |  | 0.98% |
Initial Term (in Years) |  | 3 years |
Senior unsecured notes | 3.25 Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due October 2022 |  |  |
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 500,000,000 |
Accreted Balance |  | $ 499,565,000 | 499,489,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent) |  | 3.25% |
Initial Term (in Years) |  | 5 years |
Senior unsecured notes | 4.50% Senior unsecured notes maturing on December 1, 2022 |  |  |
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 300,000,000 |
Accreted Balance |  | $ 304,421,000 | 305,163,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent) |  | 4.50% |
Initial Term (in Years) |  | 10 years |
Senior unsecured notes | 4.27% Senior unsecured notes maturing on December 17, 2025 |  |  |
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 100,000,000 |
Accreted Balance |  | $ 100,000,000 | 100,000,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent) |  | 4.27% |
Initial Term (in Years) |  | 10 years |
Senior unsecured notes | 5.00% Senior unsecured notes maturing on August 15, 2018 |  |  |
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 0 |
Accreted Balance |  | $ 0 | $ 249,953,000
Senior Unsecured Bonds | 4.50% Senior Unsecured Bonds Due December 2022 |  |  |
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date |  |  |
Coupon Rate (as a percent) | 4.50% |  |
Face amount of loan | $ 100,000,000.0 |  |
Redemption price, percentage | 105.334% |  |

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