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Financing Agreements (Borrowings Under Repurchase Agreement) (Details) - Repurchase agreements - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Financing agreements | $ 2,494,976,000 | $ 9,140,944,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 3.16% | 2.99%
Less debt issuance costs | $ 0 | $ 1,123,000
Total financing agreements less debt issuance costs | 2,494,976,000 | 9,139,821,000
Within 30 days |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Financing agreements | $ 2,494,976,000 | $ 4,472,120,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 3.16% | 2.55%
Over 30 days to 3 months |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Financing agreements | $ 0 | $ 2,746,384,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 0.00% | 3.43%
Over 3 months to 12 months |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Financing agreements | $ 0 | $ 1,014,441,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 0.00% | 3.36%
Over 12 months |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Financing agreements | $ 0 | $ 907,999,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 0.00% | 3.44%

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- Definition Interest rate on the amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(m)(1)(i)(A)(ii)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120395691&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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- Definition The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset. + 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 210.5-02.17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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