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Debt Debt (Subsequent Issuance Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2018	Apr. 28, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	May 23, 2018	Apr. 09, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 09, 2016	Dec. 09, 2015	Nov. 13, 2013	Jun. 18, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt			$ 2,598.6	$ 1,747.3
Current portion of long-term debt			1,135.6				$ 1,749.2
Long-term debt			13,291.4			$ 1,500.0	12,865.3
Senior Notes \| SeniorNotesTwoThousandTwentyEight [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4.55%
Long-term Debt			750.0
Senior Notes \| SeniorNotesTwoThousandFortyEight [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					5.20%
Long-term Debt			$ 750.0
Senior Notes \| 2028 Senior Notes [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.30%
Senior Notes \| 2020 Floating Rate Euro Notes [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.50%
Long-term debt			$ 580.2				600.2
Senior Notes \| 2048 Senior Notes [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.35%
Senior Notes \| 2018 Senior Notes (2.600% coupon)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											2.60%
Basis spread on variable rate			0.30%
Senior Notes \| 2018 Senior Notes (3.000% coupon)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									3.00%
Repayments of Long-term Debt		$ 500.0
Basis spread on variable rate			0.30%
Current portion of long-term debt			$ 0.0				499.8
Senior Notes \| 2019 Senior Notes (2.550% coupon)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage										2.55%
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 150.0	350.0
Long-term Debt		500.0	$ 549.9				0.0
Basis spread on variable rate			0.20%
Long-term debt			$ 0.0				499.7
Senior Notes \| 2019 Senior Notes (2.500% coupon)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								2.50%
Repayments of Long-term Debt	450.0
Long-term Debt	$ 1,000.0
Basis spread on variable rate			0.25%
Long-term debt			$ 0.0				999.5
Senior Notes \| 2018 Senior Notes (2.600% coupon)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt		$ 650.0
Current portion of long-term debt			$ 0.0				$ 649.9