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Other Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	31 Months Ended	36 Months Ended			60 Months Ended
	Jun. 14, 2024	Jun. 15, 2027	Nov. 15, 2025	Apr. 14, 2024	Apr. 15, 2029	Dec. 31, 2022	Aug. 08, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 22, 2021	Apr. 07, 2021	Nov. 03, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Balance						$ 2,000,000,000		$ 2,000,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2025 Senior Notes, due 11/15/25
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount											$ 800,000,000.0
Interest rate						5.50%					5.50%
Outstanding Balance						$ 800,000,000		800,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2025 Senior Notes, due 11/15/25 \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)			100.00%
Senior Notes \| 2025 Senior Notes, due 11/15/25 \| Forecast \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)			102.75%
Senior Notes \| 2025 Senior Notes, due 11/15/25 \| Forecast \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)			101.375%
Senior Notes \| 2029 Senior Notes, due 4/15/29
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount										$ 700,000,000
Interest rate						5.50%				5.50%
Outstanding Balance						$ 700,000,000		700,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2029 Senior Notes, due 4/15/29 \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)				105.50%	100.00%
Senior Notes \| 2029 Senior Notes, due 4/15/29 \| Forecast \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)				40.00%
Senior Notes \| 2029 Senior Notes, due 4/15/29 \| Forecast \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)					102.75%
Senior Notes \| 2029 Senior Notes, due 4/15/29 \| Forecast \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)					101.375%
Senior Notes \| 2029 Senior Notes, due 4/15/29 \| Forecast \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)				100.00%
Senior Notes \| 2027 Senior Notes, due 6/15/27
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount									$ 500,000,000
Interest rate						5.75%			5.75%
Outstanding Balance						$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2027 Senior Notes, due 6/15/27 \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)	105.75%	100.00%
Senior Notes \| 2027 Senior Notes, due 6/15/27 \| Forecast \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)	40.00%
Senior Notes \| 2027 Senior Notes, due 6/15/27 \| Forecast \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)		102.875%
Senior Notes \| 2027 Senior Notes, due 6/15/27 \| Forecast \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)		101.438%
Senior Notes \| 2027 Senior Notes, due 6/15/27 \| Forecast \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price (in percent)	100.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 500,000,000
Outstanding Balance						$ 0