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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Foreign Currency

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Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Extension Options

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Line Of Credit Facility, Optional Extension Period

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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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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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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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Amount of interest payable on debt, including, but not limited to, trade payables.

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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 maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for financing purchases of goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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 fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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DEBT - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended
DEBT - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 09, 2019 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 09, 2019 CAD ($) property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 793,000	$ 0
Interest expense		24,443,000	25,704,000
Non-cash interest expense		1,896,000	$ 2,233,000
Accrued interest		17,600,000			$ 16,100,000
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Borrowing capacity in certain foreign currencies (up to)	$ 175,000,000.0
Number of extension options \| property	2					2
Extension period	6 months
Amount outstanding under credit facility		0
Available borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Interest rate		1.21%		1.21%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annum percent unused borrowing fee	0.125%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annum percent unused borrowing fee	0.30%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.45%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.775%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.45%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 2,750,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,250,000,000			$ 1,250,000,000
Senior Notes \| 4.80% senior unsecured notes due 2024 (“2024 Notes”)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.80%		4.80%
Senior Notes \| 3.90% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (“2029 Notes”)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.90%		3.90%
Senior Notes \| 5.125% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (“2026 Notes”)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.125%		5.125%
Senior Notes \| 5.88% senior unsecured notes due 2027 (“2027 Notes”)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.88%		5.88%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 862,000,000.0
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 800,000
Interest rate		1.36%		1.36%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 845,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate under swap		1.37%		1.37%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.65%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.85%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.65%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Redemption Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 12,000,000.0
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Redemption Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 350,000,000.0
Canadian Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 125,000,000.0		$ 125,000,000.0
Interest rate		1.66%		1.66%
Canadian Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 125,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate under swap		1.10%		1.10%
Canadian Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| CDOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.85%
Canadian Dollar Term Loan \| Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| CDOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.65%