Debt Instrument, Held in Escrow, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net

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Long-term Debt, Held in Escrow

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Long-term Debt, Held in Escrow, Net of Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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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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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 17, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 21, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, including current maturities	$ 3,627.1		$ 988.0
Capital lease obligations	47.9		0.0
Less current portion	(11.6)		(4.0)
Less unamortized debt discount and debt issuance fees	(58.4)		(7.9)
Total long-term debt	3,557.1		976.1
Total gross long-term debt held in escrow	0.0		1,254.2
Less unamortized debt issuance fees	0.0		(23.5)
Long-term debt held in escrow	0.0		1,230.7
Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, including current maturities	150.0		0.0
Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, including current maturities	1,000.0		0.0
Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, including current maturities	0.0		388.0
Senior Notes \| 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, including current maturities	$ 600.0		600.0
Stated interest rate of debt	5.50%	7.75%
Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, including current maturities	$ 500.0		0.0
Total gross long-term debt held in escrow	$ 0.0		500.0
Stated interest rate of debt	6.375%			6.375%
Senior Notes \| 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, including current maturities	$ 729.2		0.0
Total gross long-term debt held in escrow	$ 0.0		754.2
Stated interest rate of debt	4.25%			4.625%
Senior Notes \| 7.750% Senior Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, including current maturities	$ 600.0		$ 0.0