Cash Expected to Realize from Joint Venture Transactions

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LIBOR floor amount.

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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate Change

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66011266&loc=d3e33918-111571

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Note 20. Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 23, 2017	Feb. 15, 2017	Oct. 23, 2015
Term Loan B \| LIBOR [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate			3.00%
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate, floor			0.75%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity			$ 815			$ 815
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash Expected to Realize from Joint Venture Transactions		$ 30
Subsequent Event \| Guaranteed Rate Affinity
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent					50.10%
Joint venture investment, ownership percentage					49.90%
Subsequent Event \| Term Loan B \| LIBOR [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate Change	7500.00%
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate, floor	0.75%
Subsequent Event \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 1,050
Maximum [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased				300