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Fair-Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES, net of debt issuance costs | $ 1,807,054 | $ 1,030,889
Fair value of debt | 1,500,000 | 1,000,000
Seven Point Eight Seventy Five Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] |  |
SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES, net of debt issuance costs | $ 0 | $ 345,498

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