Debt Instrument, Basis Spread, Margin On Rate

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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percent of Original Principal

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of loans payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Debt Facilities - Senior Credit Facility (Details)	Aug. 15, 2017	Jan. 06, 2017 EUR (€)	Jan. 06, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 08, 2015 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 06, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 08, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2014 USD ($)
Senior Credit Facility Member [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity									$ 1,500,000,000.0	$ 1,500,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity										1,000,000,000.0
Term A Loan Facility Member [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity										$ 500,000,000.0
Term B-1 Loan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term					7 years
USD Term B Loan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity									$ 250,000,000.0
Sterling Term B Loan Commitment [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| £					£ 300,000,000.0
Term B-2 Loan Commitments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans payable \| €						€ 995,000,000
Term B-2 Loan Commitments [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt		€ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,059,800,000	€ 1,000,000,000.0
Unamortized debt issuance expense		€ 13,000,000				€ 11,600,000	$ 12,200,000	$ 13,800,000
Percent of original principal, periodic payment		0.25%	0.25%
Long-term Line of Credit							$ 1,175,600,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| USD Term B Loan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread, margin on rate	2.00%			2.50%	3.25%
Variable rate (percent)	0.00%			0.00%	0.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Sterling Term B Loan Commitment [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread, margin on rate				3.00%	3.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Term B-2 Loan Commitments [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread, margin on rate				2.50%
Basis spread on variable rate, minimum					0.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Euro Term Loan B Loans [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread, margin on rate	2.50%				3.25%
Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) [Member] \| Term B-2 Loan Commitments [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)		3.25%	3.25%
Base rate [Member] \| USD Term B Loan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread, margin on rate	1.00%			1.50%