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Debt (Debt With A Contractual Term Greater Than One Year) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Apr. 01, 2018
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Debt Instrument |  |  |
Gross long-term debt | $ 6,116,744 | $ 6,463,466 | $ 5,981,190
Less: current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | (1,372,050) | (1,575,799) | (1,872,679)
Long-term debt, net | 4,744,694 | 4,887,667 | 4,108,511
Secured Debt |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Less: unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | (18) | (49) | (337)
Gross long-term debt | 688,317 | 833,835 | 724,266
Secured Debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | 142,676 | 155,951 | 158,162
Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | 526,947 | 582,717 | 281,311
Secured Debt | Asset-backed securitization debt |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | 18,712 | 95,216 | 285,130
Unsecured Debt |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Less: unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | (21,573) | (20,369) | (20,564)
Unsecured Debt | 6.80% Medium-term notes due in 2018, issued May 2008 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | 0 | 0 | 877,488
Unsecured Debt | 2.25% Medium-term notes due in 2019, issued January 2016 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | 0 | 600,000 | 600,000
Unsecured Debt | Floating-Rate Medium Term Notes due 2019 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | 0 | 150,000 | 150,000
Unsecured Debt | Two Point Four Percent Medium-Term Notes Due 2019 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 2.40% |  |
Unsecured Debt | 2.15% Medium-term notes due in 2020, issued February 2015 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 2.15% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Floating-Rate Medium Term Notes due 2020 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 450,000 | 450,000 | 0
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 0.50% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Two Point Four Percent Medium-Term Notes Due 2020 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 2.40% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Two Point Eighty-five Percent Medium-Term Notes Due 2021 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 2.85% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Floating-Rate Medium Term Notes due 2021 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 450,000 | 450,000 | 0
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 0.94% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Three Point Fifty-five Percent Medium-Term Notes due 2021 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 350,000 | 350,000 | 0
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 3.55% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Four Point Zero-five Percent Medium Term Notes Due 2019 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 550,000 | 0 | 0
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 2.85% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Two Point Fifty-five Percent Medium-Term Notes Due 2022 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 2.55% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Three Point Thirty-five Percent Medium Term Notes Due 2023 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 3.35% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Three Point Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2025 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 450,000 | 450,000 | 450,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 3.50% |  |
Unsecured Debt | Four Point Six Two Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2045 |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | $ 300,000 | $ 300,000 | $ 300,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage | 4.625% |  |

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