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Debt (Debt With A Contractual Term Greater Than One Year) (Details) - USD ($) | Jan. 05, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 5,689,008,000 | $ 4,772,843,000
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |  | (843,620,000) | (1,011,315,000)
Long-term debt |  | 4,845,388,000 | 3,761,528,000
Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | 153,839,000 | 166,912,000
Term Asset-Backed Securitization VIEs [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | 1,463,154,000 | 1,271,533,000
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |  | (353,400,000) | (366,900,000)
Medium-Term Notes Due 2015 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 600,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions |  | 1.15% |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2015 [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 0 | 599,817,000
Medium-Term Notes Due 2016 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 450,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions |  | 3.88% |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2016 [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 449,991,000 | 449,937,000
Medium-Term Notes Due 2017 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 400,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions |  | 2.70% |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 399,980,000 | 399,963,000
Medium-Term Notes Due 2017 1.55 rate [Member] [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 400,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions |  | 1.55% |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2017 1.55 rate [Member] [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 399,650,000 | 399,464,000
Medium-Term Notes Due 2018 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 888,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions |  | 6.80% |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2018 [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 878,308,000 | 887,381,000
Medium-Term Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 600,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions |  | 2.40% |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 598,296,000 | 597,836,000
Medium-Term Notes Due 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 600,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions |  | 2.15% |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 598,856,000 | 0
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2025 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 450,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions |  | 3.50% |
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2025 [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 447,608,000 | 0
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2045 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 300,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions |  | 4.625% |
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2045 [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  | $ 299,326,000 | $ 0
Financial Services Segment [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Medium Term Notes due 2019 2.25 rate [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 600,000,000 |  |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions | 2.25% |  |
Financial Services Segment [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2021 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 600,000,000 |  |
Weighted average interest rate of asset-backed securitization transactions | 2.85% |  |

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