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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price Percentage, Basis Spread On Discount Rate

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Repurchase Price Percentage Related To Change Of Control

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of senior notes				$ 950,000,000.0	$ 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 15,300,000	$ 0	$ 15,300,000	$ 0
3.750% fixed-rate notes (2029 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.75%	3.75%		3.75%
3.750% fixed-rate notes (2029 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued	$ 500,000,000.0	$ 500,000,000.0		$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate						3.75%
Debt redemption expiration, period prior to maturity				3 months
3.750% fixed-rate notes (2029 Notes) \| Senior notes \| Treasury rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage, basis spread on discount rate				35.00%
3.300% fixed-rate notes (2020 Notes) and 4.600% fixed-rate notes (2021 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of senior notes	600,000,000.0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 15,300,000
3.300% fixed-rate notes (2020 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.30%	3.30%		3.30%
4.600% fixed rate notes (2021 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.60%	4.60%		4.60%
4.350% fixed-rate notes (2025 Notes)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.35%	4.35%		4.35%
4.350% fixed-rate notes (2025 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption expiration, period prior to maturity				3 months
4.350% fixed-rate notes (2025 Notes) \| Senior notes \| Treasury rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage, basis spread on discount rate				37.50%
4.350% fixed-rate notes (2025 Notes) and 3.750% fixed-rate notes (2029 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				100.00%
Repurchase price percentage related to change in control	101.00%	101.00%		101.00%