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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread Reduced On Variable Rate, Step-down Percent for 3.00:1.00 Leverage Ratio

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Decrease in percentage on excess cash flow for mandatory prepayments of debt

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Percentage on excess cash flow for mandatory prepayments of debt

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Percentage on first lien leverage ratio for mandatory prepayments of debt

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

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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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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Borrowings - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details) € in Millions						9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 11, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 16, 2016	Aug. 01, 2016	Feb. 03, 2014	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 10, 2018 EUR (€)	Jun. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized original issue discount						$ 13,200,000		$ 9,100,000
Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls of other investments (more than)		$ 75,000,000.0
Percentage on excess cash flow for mandatory prepayments of debt		50.00%
Decrease in percentage on excess cash flow for mandatory prepayments of debt		25.00%
Percentage on first lien leverage ratio for mandatory prepayments of debt		0.00%
First lien leverage ratio upper limit		4.25		3.00
First lien leverage ratio lower limit		3.50	5.50	2.50
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						400,000,000.0
Payments on long-term borrowings						505,100,000	$ 12,400,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Expiration period (in years)				5 years
Accelerated period prior to expiration period (in days)				91 days
Percent of credit facility outstanding for accelerated maturity				30.00%										25.00%
Percent not cash collateralized				103.00%
Line of credit facility, maximum amount outstanding during period						0
Letters of credit outstanding, amount						43,800,000		35,500,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity						$ 356,200,000		364,500,000
Dollar Term Loan Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, long-term and short-term, combined amount													$ 1,775,300,000
Dollar Term Loan Due 2020 [Member] \| Interest Rate Floor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.75%
2023 Dollar Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, long-term and short-term, combined amount													$ 1,545,000,000
Debt instrument periodic payment principal percentage		1.00%
2023 Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.50%
Euro Term Loan Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, long-term and short-term, combined amount \| €												€ 199.0
2023 Euro Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, long-term and short-term, combined amount \| €												€ 400.0
2023 Euro Term Loan [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
2023 Euro Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.75%
2024 Dollar Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, long-term and short-term, combined amount	€ 2,430.0									€ 475.0	$ 2,000,000,000
Discount, percent of par	99.75%								99.75%		99.875%
Unamortized original issue discount									$ 6,000,000		$ 2,500,000
Payments on long-term borrowings								30,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt								$ 400,000
2024 Dollar Term Loans [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%	1.75%
2024 Dollar Term Loans [Member] \| Interest Rate Floor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.00%	0.00%
2024 Dollar Term Loans [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%	0.75%
New Euro Term Loan [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			2.75%		3.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			0.00%
Step-down percent for 3.00:1.00 leverage ratio				2.50%
Step-down percent for 2.50:1.00 leverage ratio				2.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate				1.75%	2.50%
Step-down percent for 3.00:1.00 leverage ratio				1.50%
Step-down percent for 2.50:1.00 leverage ratio				1.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			1.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate				0.50%