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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion.

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Debt (Schedule Of Short-Term And Long-Term Debt) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 3,539.8		$ 3,743.2
Forward starting interest rate swap agreement fixed rate	3.11%	4.73%	3.32%
$750.0 million Fixed Rate Notes Due September 2022, stated rate of 3.00% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				747.9		747.7
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 750.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Sep. 15, 2022
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.00%	3.00%
€15.0 million fixed rate notes due May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 16.2		16.4
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €					€ 15.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				May 01, 2023
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				4.30%	4.30%
$750.0 Million Fixed Rate Notes Due March 2025, stated rate of 3.00% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 746.5		746.3
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 750.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Mar. 15, 2025
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.00%	3.00%
$500.0 Million Fixed Rate Notes Due June 2028, stated rate of 3.75% [Member] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 496.5		496.4
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 500.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Jun. 15, 2028
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.75%	3.75%
$750.0 million Fixed Rate Notes Due September 2043, stated rate of 5.30% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 742.8		742.8
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 750.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Sep. 15, 2043
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				5.30%	5.30%
$700.0 Million Fixed Rate Notes Due June 2048, stated rate of 4.15% [Member] [Domain] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 689.9		689.8
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 700.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Jun. 15, 2048
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				4.15%	4.15%
Commercial Paper [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 100.0		$ 303.8