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Debt (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 08, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Feb. 07, 2019	Feb. 06, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding on facilities with fixed interest rates		$ 4,484,600,000
Debt Instrument Interest Rate During Period Fixed Rate Debt		4.26%
Long Term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate Remaining Term		3 years 9 months 26 days
Debt outstanding on facilities with interest rates based on floating rate indices		$ 2,943,100,000
Debt Instrument Interest Rate During Period Variable Rate Debt		4.22%
Long Term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest Rate Remaining Term		3 years 6 months 12 days
Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives		84.00%
Debt Instrument Interest Rate During Period Fixed Rate and Interest Swap Rate Debt		4.17%
Hedged Portion of Debt Average Remaining Maturity		4 years 6 days
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		4.18%
Debt termination expense		$ 0
Institutional Notes [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		$ 2,167,257,000			$ 2,198,200,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		4.73%
Asset-backed securitization term notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		$ 2,967,601,000			3,063,821,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		3.95%
Term Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		4.06%
Asset Backed Warehouse Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		$ 350,000,000			340,000,000
Debt Instrument, Advance Rate Used in Calculating Borrowing Capacity		81.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		4.24%
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,200,000,000.0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		400,000,000
Revolving credit facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		$ 365,000,000			375,000,000
Debt Instrument, Advance Rate Used in Calculating Borrowing Capacity		83.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		4.49%
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,235,000,000	$ 300,000,000	$ 800,000,000
Capital lease obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		73,399,000			$ 75,526,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net notional amount		$ 1,753,300,000
Net Notional Amount of Interest Rate During Period		2.24%
Weighted Average Remaining Term		4 years 5 months 7 days
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital Lease Period Over Which Interest Expense Recognized Preceding Early Purchase Option		3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Institutional Notes [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term		7 years
Debt Instrument, Advance Rate Used in Calculating Borrowing Capacity		83.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Asset-backed securitization term notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Advance Rate Used in Calculating Borrowing Capacity		77.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Term Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Advance Rate Used in Calculating Borrowing Capacity		79.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Asset Backed Warehouse Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank Account Maintenance Required Amount Balance, Interest Expense		3 months
Minimum [Member] \| Capital lease obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		3.60%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital Lease Period Over Which Interest Expense Recognized Preceding Early Purchase Option		10 years
Maximum [Member] \| Institutional Notes [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term		12 years
Debt Instrument, Advance Rate Used in Calculating Borrowing Capacity		85.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Asset-backed securitization term notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Advance Rate Used in Calculating Borrowing Capacity		87.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Term Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Advance Rate Used in Calculating Borrowing Capacity		83.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Capital lease obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		4.93%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Asset Backed Warehouse Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Pre-Conversion [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Asset Backed Warehouse Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.85%	1.85%
Post-Conversion [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Asset Backed Warehouse Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.85%
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Interest Rate During Period Variable Rate Debt		4.06%
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		$ 6,237,900,000