Debt Instrument, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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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 percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with either short term or long term maturity that is uncollateralized (where debt is not backed by the pledge of collateral).

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Detail) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions	May 06, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Apr. 15, 2020 EUR (€)	Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage						20.00%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 2.66
GIC \| GIC, Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage						80.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount available to borrow					$ 1,700,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payment on revolving credit facility	$ 250,000,000.0
Amount available to borrow	$ 1,900,000,000
Notes Payable \| Senior Unsecured 364-Day Term Loan Facilities \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term		364 days	364 days
Aggregate principal debt amount issued			$ 750,000,000.0
Notes Payable \| Closing Date Facility \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal debt amount issued			500,000,000.0
Notes Payable \| Closing Date Facility, Series 1 \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from unsecured debt			391,000,000.0
Notes Payable \| Closing Date Facility, Series 2 \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from unsecured debt		€ 100.0	109,800,000
Notes Payable \| Delayed Draw Facility \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal debt amount issued			$ 250,000,000.0
Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				20.00%
Forecast \| GIC \| GIC, Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				80.00%