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2411402 - Disclosure - Debt (Long-term Debt) (Details)
(http://www.pb.com/role/DebtLongTermDebtDetails)
TableSchedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000078814 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-12-31
2016-09-30
2015-12-31
Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]
Commercial PaperNotes due January 2016Notes due September 2017Notes due March 2018Notes due May 2018Notes due March 2019Notes due October 2021Notes due March 2024Notes due January 2037Notes due March 2043Term loansOther debtDebt Instrument, Name [Domain]Notes due October 2021Commercial PaperNotes due January 2016Notes due September 2017Notes due March 2018Notes due May 2018Notes due March 2019Notes due October 2021Notes due March 2024Notes due January 2037Notes due March 2043Term loansOther debtDebt Instrument, Name [Domain]
Interest rate
 
4.75%  
5.75%  
5.60%  
4.75%  
6.25%  
3.375%  
4.625%  
5.25%  
6.70%  
   
3.375%  
             
Commercial paper
0  
             
90,000,000  
            
Debt face amount
 
0  
385,109,000  
250,000,000  
350,000,000  
300,000,000  
 
500,000,000  
115,041,000  
425,000,000  
450,000,000  
5,677,000  
   
370,914,000  
385,109,000  
250,000,000  
350,000,000  
300,000,000  
 
500,000,000  
115,041,000  
425,000,000  
150,000,000  
15,758,000  
 
Principal amount
            
3,380,827,000  
             
2,951,822,000  
Less: unamortized discount and issuance costs
            
28,796,000  
             
23,617,000  
Plus: unamortized interest rate swap proceeds
            
12,859,000  
             
22,463,000  
Total debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
600,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,364,890,000  
 
600,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,950,668,000  
 
Less: current portion long-term debt
            
614,485,000  
             
461,085,000  
Long-term debt
            
2,750,405,000  
             
2,489,583,000