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Debt (Senior Secured Credit Facility) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Amended Facility | Accordion |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Credit facility aggregate maximum borrowing capacity | $ 2,000,000,000.0
Senior secured credit facility |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Commitment fee percentage | 0.50%
Senior secured credit facility, amount outstanding | $ 959,300,000
Total amount available for borrowings, remaining borrowing capacity | 739,600,000
Senior secured credit facility | Petroleum Products |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Senior secured credit facility, amount outstanding | $ 4,300,000
Senior secured credit facility | Maximum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Commitment fee percentage | 0.50%
Debt instrument covenant, requirement leverage ratio | 1.00
Debt instrument covenant, requirement senior secured leverage ratio | 1.00
Debt instrument covenant, requirement interest coverage ratio | 1.00
Senior secured credit facility | Minimum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Commitment fee percentage | 0.25%
Debt instrument covenant, requirement leverage ratio | 5.50
Debt instrument covenant, requirement senior secured leverage ratio | 3.75
Debt instrument covenant, requirement interest coverage ratio | 3.00
Senior secured credit facility | Acquisition Period | Maximum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Debt instrument covenant, requirement interest coverage ratio | 1.00
Senior secured credit facility | Acquisition Period | Minimum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Debt instrument covenant, requirement interest coverage ratio | 2.75
Senior secured credit facility | Letter of Credit |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Letter of credit, fee percentage | 2.50%
Letters of credit, outstanding amount | $ 1,100,000
Senior secured credit facility | Letter of Credit | Maximum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Letters of credit, outstanding amount | 100,000,000
Senior secured credit facility | Amended Facility |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Senior secured credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | 1,700,000,000
Senior secured credit facility | Amended Facility | Accordion |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Senior secured credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 300,000,000
Federal Funds Effective Rate |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Interest rate spreads senior secured credit facility | 0.50%
Federal Funds Effective Rate | Maximum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Interest rate spreads senior secured credit facility | 1.00%
LIBOR Rate | Maximum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Interest rate spreads senior secured credit facility | 1.00%
Eurodollar Rate |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Interest rate spreads senior secured credit facility | 2.50%
Eurodollar Rate | Maximum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Interest rate spreads senior secured credit facility | 3.00%
Letter of credit, fee percentage | 3.00%
Eurodollar Rate | Minimum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Interest rate spreads senior secured credit facility | 1.50%
Letter of credit, fee percentage | 1.50%
Alternate Base Rate | Maximum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Letter of credit, fee percentage | 2.00%
Alternate Base Rate | Minimum |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Letter of credit, fee percentage | 0.50%
Applicable Margin |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Interest rate spreads senior secured credit facility | 1.50%

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119400593&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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