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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Fair Value Measurements |  |  |
Marketable securities | $ 473,362 | $ 503,503 | [1]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |  |  |
Carrying amount of long-term debt | 2,969,380 | 2,687,024 |
Recurring |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |
Marketable securities | 473,362 | 503,503 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | 175,728 | 181,792 |
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 649,090 | 685,295 |
Cost of cash and cash equivalents and available for sale securities | 649,100 | 685,500 |
Fair value of cash and cash equivalents and available for sale securities | 649,100 | 685,300 |
Recurring | Bonds and bond funds |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |
Marketable securities | 206,184 | 344,251 |
Recurring | Commercial paper |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |
Marketable securities | 267,178 | 159,252 |
Recurring | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | 175,728 | 181,792 |
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 175,728 | 181,792 |
Recurring | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |
Marketable securities | 473,362 | 503,503 |
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 473,362 | 503,503 |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |  |  |
Fair value of long-term debt | 3,000,000 | 2,700,000 |
Carrying amount of long-term debt | 2,990,000 | 2,710,000 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Bonds and bond funds |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |
Marketable securities | 206,184 | 344,251 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Commercial paper |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |
Marketable securities | $ 267,178 | $ 159,252 |
[1] | Amounts adjusted due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). See Note 1 to the financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this report for additional information.

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