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Debt Facilities - Additional Information (Details)						3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Debt Facilities - Additional Information (Details)	Jan. 07, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 07, 2022 GBP (£)	Jun. 02, 2021 USD ($)	May 17, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 24, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) credit	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) credit	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 05, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 07, 2022 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	May 15, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 10, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 10, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding under the term loan facility, net						$ 12,738,246,000			$ 12,738,246,000
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment						75,000	$ 179,000		184,000	$ (115,339,000)
Amount of debt discounts and debt issuance costs						1,084,000			1,084,000					$ 354,000
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest						85,900,000	$ 80,000,000		$ 287,400,000	$ 296,900,000
Line of Credit \| 2017 Senior Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity																		$ 3,000,000,000
Line of Credit \| 2022 Senior Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly facility fee percentage									0.07%
Line of Credit \| 2022 Senior Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly facility fee percentage									0.25%
Line of Credit \| 2022 Senior Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)									0.555%
Line of Credit \| 2022 Senior Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)									1.20%
Line of Credit \| 2022 Senior Credit Facility \| SONIA \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)									0.625%
Line of Credit \| 2022 Senior Credit Facility \| SONIA \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)									1.45%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost, net						120,095,000			$ 120,095,000					117,986,000
Amount outstanding under the term loan facility, net						$ 12,008,125,000			$ 12,008,125,000					10,984,144,000
Senior Notes \| 0.250% Euro Senior Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal debt amount issued																$ 594,900,000	€ 500,000,000
Interest rate (percent)						0.25%			0.25%							0.25%	0.25%
Amount of debt discounts and debt issuance costs												$ 7,000,000
Senior Notes \| 1.000% Euro Senior Notes due 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal debt amount issued																$ 713,800,000	€ 600,000,000
Interest rate (percent)						1.00%			1.00%							1.00%	1.00%
Amount of debt discounts and debt issuance costs												$ 14,100,000
Senior Notes \| 2.875% Euro Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)					2.875%
Redemption of senior debt					$ 590,700,000
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment								$ (13,200,000)
Redemption premium								8,500,000
Write off of unamortized debt issuance								$ 4,700,000
Senior Notes \| 1.450% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal debt amount issued				$ 700,000,000
Interest rate (percent)				1.45%		1.45%			1.45%
Amount of debt discounts and debt issuance costs															$ 6,400,000
Senior Notes \| 2.000% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal debt amount issued				$ 400,000,000
Interest rate (percent)				2.00%		2.00%			2.00%
Amount of debt discounts and debt issuance costs															5,300,000
Senior Notes \| 2.500% Senior Notes due 2031
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Aggregate principal debt amount issued				$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate (percent)				2.50%		2.50%			2.50%
Amount of debt discounts and debt issuance costs															13,000,000
Senior Notes \| 3.400% Senior Notes due 2052
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Interest rate (percent)				3.40%		3.40%			3.40%
Amount of debt discounts and debt issuance costs															$ 9,300,000
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Senior Notes due 2027
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Interest rate (percent)			5.375%
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment			$ (100,600,000)
Redemption premium			90,700,000
Write off of unamortized debt issuance			$ 9,900,000
Senior Notes \| 3.900% Senior Notes due 2032
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Aggregate principal debt amount issued											$ 1,200,000,000
Interest rate (percent)						3.90%			3.90%		3.90%
Amount of debt discounts and debt issuance costs											$ 16,300,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
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Amount available to borrow						$ 3,900,000,000			$ 3,900,000,000
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Borrowing capacity																		2,000,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| 2022 Senior Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 4,000,000,000
Debt issuance cost, net	6,500,000
Term Loan Facility \| JPY Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt				$ 374,500,000
Term Loan Facility \| SEK Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt				$ 285,400,000
Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding under the term loan facility, net						$ 556,900,000			$ 556,900,000					$ 549,300,000
Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| 2017 Senior Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity																		1,000,000,000
Repayments of debt	549,600,000
Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| JPY Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal debt amount issued																		$ 424,700,000
Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| 2022 Senior Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity \| £													£ 500,000,000
Debt issuance cost, net	800,000
Proceeds from lines of credit	$ 676,900,000	£ 500,000,000
Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Numbers of letters of credit outstanding \| credit						41			41
Letters of credit outstanding, amount						$ 81,700,000			$ 81,700,000