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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Ratio of Indebtedness to EBITDA, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Events of Default, Acceleration of Maturity of Indebtedness, Other Aggregate Principal Amount, Maximum

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Amount of accumulated amortization of debt issuance costs.

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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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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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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 17, 2018	Sep. 16, 2014	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Oct. 15, 2016	Oct. 14, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, gross			$ 41,300,000		$ 41,300,000		$ 41,300,000
Accumulated amortization, debt issuance costs			15,200,000		15,200,000		12,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 750,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility, Euro or Sterling sublimit	$ 100,000,000.0
Average outstanding amount			150,000,000.0	$ 371,900,000	75,200,000	$ 211,200,000
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, gross			90,000,000.0		90,000,000.0		0
Term Loan Facilities \| Three year term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term	3 years
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, gross			$ 300,000,000.0		$ 300,000,000.0		300,000,000.0
Annual interest rate on loan facility			3.30%		3.30%
Term Loan Facilities \| Five year term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, gross			$ 281,300,000		$ 281,300,000		288,800,000
Annual interest rate on loan facility			3.43%		3.43%
Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA		375.00%
Minimum ratio of EBITDA to Interest expense		300.00%
Credit Facilities \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate principal amount of accelerated maturity of other indebtedness allowed		$ 75,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| 3.30% senior notes, due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, gross			$ 0		$ 0		250,000,000.0
Interest rate			3.30%		3.30%			3.80%	3.30%
Senior Notes \| 4.50% senior notes, due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, gross			$ 500,000,000.0		$ 500,000,000.0		500,000,000.0
Interest rate			4.50%		4.50%			5.00%	4.50%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due in 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, gross			$ 500,000,000.0		$ 500,000,000.0		500,000,000.0
Interest rate			5.875%		5.875%
Senior Notes \| 4.875% senior notes, due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, gross			$ 600,000,000.0		$ 600,000,000.0		600,000,000.0
Interest rate			4.875%		4.875%
Senior Notes \| 5.250% Senior Notes, Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, gross			$ 500,000,000.0		$ 500,000,000.0		$ 500,000,000.0
Interest rate			5.25%		5.25%