Debt Instrument, Secured Recourse Indebtedness Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Percent of Net Proceeds From Future Equity Issuances

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Line of credit facility interest and commitment fee amount.

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Line of credit facility maximum leverage ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility Minimum Tangible Net Worth

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Percent Of Unused Portion Line Of Credit Facility Triggering Commitment Fee Percentage

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt - Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (Details)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 03, 2016 USD ($)	May 02, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percent of unused portion line of credit facility triggering lower commitment fee (as a percent)			50.00%
Net proceeds from future equity issuances (as a percent)			75.00%
Senior unsecured credit facility	$ 0		$ 0				$ 0
Senior unsecured credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 300,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Increase in credit facility					600,000,000
Senior unsecured credit facility	0		0		$ 75,000,000
Interest and unused credit facility fees	$ 200,000	$ 400,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 800,000
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee (as a percent)			0.20%
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee (as a percent)			0.30%
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Actual Results
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio (as a percent)	0.221		0.221
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio			4.32
Minimum tangible net worth	$ 2,540,000,000		$ 2,540,000,000
Secured recourse indebtedness ratio			27.60%
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio (as a percent)	0.60		0.60
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio			1.5
Minimum tangible net worth	$ 1,913,306,000		$ 1,913,306,000
Secured recourse indebtedness ratio			45.00%
LIBOR \| Senior unsecured credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%		150.00%
LIBOR \| Minimum \| Senior unsecured credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
LIBOR \| Maximum \| Senior unsecured credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.75%