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

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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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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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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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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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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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Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 18, 2019	Feb. 06, 2017	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 1,787,900,000
Fair value, senior notes			1,912,200,000
Outstanding amount of line of credit			0			$ 0
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			1,787,900,000
Fair value, senior notes			1,912,200,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			1,250,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value, senior notes			1,374,200,000
Fiscal 2019 Revolving Credit Facility: \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000
Term	5 years
Tranche borrowing period	360 days
Annual facility fee (as basis points)	0.11%
Principal amount			537,900,000
Fair value, senior notes			537,900,000
Fiscal 2019 Revolving Credit Facility, U.S. Dollar Tranche \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,100,000,000
Principal amount			380,000,000.0
Fair value, senior notes			380,000,000.0
Fiscal 2019 Revolving Credit Facility, Multicurrency Tranche \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000.0
Principal amount			157,900,000
Fair value, senior notes			$ 157,900,000
Fiscal 2017 Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Term		5 years
Revolving Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate of revolving credit facilities			1.22%	3.12%
Fiscal 2014 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 0						$ 400,000,000.0
Repayment of debt					$ 400,000,000.0
Fair value, senior notes			0
Fiscal 2016 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			500,000,000.0					$ 500,000,000.0
Interest rate, senior notes								3.40%
Percentage of principal amount								99.589%
Effective interest rate, senior notes								3.449%
Fiscal 2016 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Level 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value, senior notes						$ 554,300,000
Fiscal 2016 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value, senior notes			558,500,000
Fiscal 2020 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			750,000,000.0				$ 750,000,000.0
Interest rate, senior notes							2.90%
Percentage of principal amount							99.717%
Effective interest rate, senior notes							2.933%
Fiscal 2020 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value, senior notes			$ 815,700,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Fiscal 2019 Revolving Credit Facility: \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	1.015%