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Debt Instrument, Issuance, Percentage of Principal Amount

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Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Tranche, Period

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

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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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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Amount of the fee for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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

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- Definition

The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 14, 2014	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2011	May 31, 2007	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2009
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding amount of line of credit		$ 0				$ 0		$ 0
Unused available capacity						560,000,000		560,000,000
Fair value, senior notes						1,216,200,000		1,216,200,000
Long-Term Debt Excluding Current Portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value, senior notes						1,089,300,000		1,089,300,000
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value, senior notes						126,900,000		126,900,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs remaining to be amortized, revolving credit facilities						1,300,000		1,300,000
Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility \| Long-Term Debt Excluding Current Portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused available capacity						560,000,000		560,000,000
Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 750,000,000.0
Term	5 years
Outstanding amount of line of credit						$ 190,000,000		$ 190,000,000
Weighted-average interest rate during period						1.52%	1.19%	1.51%	1.18%
Tranche borrowing period	360 days
Annual facility fee rate, fiscal 2015 revolving credit facility (as basis points)	1250.00%
Annual facility fee amount, line of credit facility						$ 200,000	$ 500,000	$ 200,000	$ 500,000
Debt issuance costs, fiscal 2015 revolving credit facility, total incurred	$ 1,900,000
Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Long-Term Debt Excluding Current Portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused available capacity						560,000,000		560,000,000
Fair value, senior notes						190,000,000		190,000,000
Fiscal 2012 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000.0
Term				5 years
Debt issuance costs remaining to be amortized, revolving credit facilities						300,000		300,000
Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility U.S. Dollar Tranche \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	670,000,000.0
Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility Multicurrency Tranche \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 80,000,000.0
Fiscal 2007 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount, senior notes					$ 250,000,000.0					$ 125,000,000.0
Interest rate, senior notes					6.125%
Debt Instrument, Issuance, Percentage of Principal Amount					99.10%
Effective interest rate, senior notes					6.251%
Debt issuance costs incurred, senior notes					$ 1,900,000
Debt issuance cost, amortization period, senior notes					10 years
Debt issuance costs remaining to be amortized, senior notes (less than $0.1 million)		100,000				100,000		100,000
Unamortized bond discount										$ 1,000,000
Fiscal 2007 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Level 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value, senior notes		129,100,000				126,900,000		126,900,000
Fiscal 2014 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount, senior notes			$ 400,000,000.0
Interest rate, senior notes			3.95%
Debt Instrument, Issuance, Percentage of Principal Amount			99.871%
Effective interest rate, senior notes			3.971%
Debt issuance costs incurred, senior notes			$ 4,300,000
Debt issuance cost, amortization period, senior notes			7 years
Debt issuance costs remaining to be amortized, senior notes (less than $0.1 million)		2,500,000				2,200,000		2,200,000
Fiscal 2014 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Level 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value, senior notes		427,600,000				417,500,000		417,500,000
Fiscal 2016 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount, senior notes		$ 500,000,000.0
Interest rate, senior notes		3.40%
Debt Instrument, Issuance, Percentage of Principal Amount		99.589%
Effective interest rate, senior notes		3.449%
Debt issuance costs incurred, senior notes		$ 4,500,000
Debt issuance cost, amortization period, senior notes		10 years
Debt issuance costs remaining to be amortized, senior notes (less than $0.1 million)		$ 4,500,000				4,200,000		4,200,000
Fiscal 2016 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Level 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value, senior notes		$ 507,900,000				$ 481,800,000		$ 481,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Fiscal 2015 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate, fiscal 2015 revolving credit facility (as basis points)	10000.00%