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Debt (Details) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 15, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Nov. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper borrowings outstanding |  |  |  | $ 90,000,000 | $ 0 |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  | 2,951,822,000 | 3,226,943,000 |  |
Less: unamortized discount |  |  |  | 5,288,000 | 6,653,000 |  |
Plus: unamortized interest rate swap proceeds |  |  |  | 22,463,000 | 31,716,000 |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | 2,968,997,000 | 3,252,006,000 |  |
Less: current portion long-term debt |  |  |  | 461,085,000 | 324,879,000 |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | 2,507,912,000 | 2,927,127,000 |  |
Repayments of loans |  |  |  | 516,070,000 | 599,850,000 | $ 1,079,207,000 |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |
Drawn on credit facility |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2016 |  |  |  | 461,085,000 |  |  |
2017 |  |  |  | 535,277,000 |  |  |
2018 |  |  |  | 600,168,000 |  |  |
2019 |  |  |  | 300,168,000 |  |  |
2020 |  |  |  | 412,000 |  |  |
Thereafter |  |  |  | $ 1,054,712,000 |  |  |
Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate |  |  |  | 0.90% |  |  |
Commercial Paper |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 1.10% |  |  |
Notes due 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 0 | 274,879,000 |  |
Repayments of loans |  |  |  | $ 275,000,000 |  |  |
Notes due 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 370,914,000 | 370,914,000 |  |
Notes due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.75% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 385,109,000 | 385,109,000 |  |
Notes due March 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.60% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 |  |
Notes due May 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000 | 350,000,000 |  |
Notes due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 6.25% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 |  |
Notes due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 0 | 110,000,000 |  |
Repayments of loans |  |  | $ 110,000,000 |  |  |  |
Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.625% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 |  |
Development Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000
Jobs-Training Grant |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000
Notes due 2037 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 115,041,000 | 115,041,000 |  |
Notes due 2043 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 6.70% |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 425,000,000 | 425,000,000 |  |
Term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 | 130,000,000 |  |
Repayments of loans |  |  |  |  | 130,000,000 |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  | 1.40% |  |  |
Other Debt Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  | $ 15,758,000 | $ 16,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Notes due 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of loans | $ 371,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Notes due 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Notes due 2020 | Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |

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