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2402402 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt (Details)
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TableDebt Instrument Table [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000821189 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Debt Instrument Table [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-12-31
Line of Credit Facility [Axis]Line of Credit Facility [Axis]
Commercial PaperLine of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain]Commercial PaperLine of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]
Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]5.10% Senior Notes Due 20362.625% Senior Notes due 20233.15% Senior Notes due 2025Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]3.90% Senior Notes due 20352.500% Senior Notes due 20162.95% Senior Notes due 20155.875% Senior Notes due 20176.875% Senior Notes due 20185.625% Senior Notes due 20194.40% Senior Notes due 20202.45% Senior Notes due 20204.100% Senior Notes due 20216.65% Senior Notes due 2028the Notesthe New NotesDebt Instrument, Name [Domain]Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]5.10% Senior Notes Due 20362.625% Senior Notes due 20233.15% Senior Notes due 2025Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]3.90% Senior Notes due 20352.500% Senior Notes due 20165.875% Senior Notes due 20176.875% Senior Notes due 20185.625% Senior Notes due 20194.40% Senior Notes due 20202.45% Senior Notes due 20204.100% Senior Notes due 20216.65% Senior Notes due 2028Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]
Long-term Commercial Paper, Noncurrent
0  
                 
259,718,000  
              
Long-Term Debt
 
250,000,000  
1,250,000,000  
500,000,000  
750,000,000  
500,000,000  
0  
 
600,000,000  
350,000,000  
900,000,000  
500,000,000  
500,000,000  
750,000,000  
140,000,000  
  
6,990,000,000  
 
0  
1,250,000,000  
500,000,000  
0  
500,000,000  
400,000,000  
600,000,000  
350,000,000  
900,000,000  
500,000,000  
500,000,000  
750,000,000  
140,000,000  
6,649,718,000  
Capital Lease Obligation
                 
38,710,000  
              
45,064,000  
Less: Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
                 
6,579,000  
              
6,579,000  
Unamortized Debt Discount
                 
36,915,000  
              
34,518,000  
Debt Issuance Costs
                 
5,437,000  
              
4,774,000  
Total Long-Term Debt
                 
6,979,779,000  
              
6,648,911,000  
Variable Rate Basis
                                 
Debt Instrument Issuance [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Instrument Offering Date
                                 
Debt Instrument Issuance Face Amount
 
250,000,000  
 
500,000,000  
750,000,000  
500,000,000  
400,000,000  
500,000,000  
600,000,000  
                        
Debt Instrument Issuance Interest Rate
 
5.10%  
 
3.15%  
4.15%  
3.90%  
2.50%  
2.95%  
5.875%  
                        
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date
      
2016-02-01  
                          
Debt Instrument, Maturity Years
                                 
Net Proceeds From Issuance of Senior Long-Term Debt
               
990,000,000  
991,000,000  
                
Effective Interest Rate (in hundredths)
                                 
Long-Term Debt by Maturity [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt in 2016
                                 
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2017
                 
600,000,000  
               
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2018
                 
350,000,000  
               
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2019
                 
900,000,000  
               
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2020
                 
1,000,000,000  
               
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2021
                 
750,000,000