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Debt Instrument, Short Term Classification, Maturity Period

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Debt Instrument, Trustee or Holders, Amount Outstanding, Percentage

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Interest Expense, Contractual Coupon Rate

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Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Threshold

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Required Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, Increase

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Line of Credit Facility, Extension Period Option

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Line of Credit Facility, Required Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to 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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The carrying amount of the equity component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Remaining amortization period for discount on the liability component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Financing - Narrative (Details)																				12 Months Ended
Financing - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 22, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 19, 2019 $ / shares	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 05, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 22, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2017 JPY (¥)	Aug. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2017 JPY (¥)	Jun. 16, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 20, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt discounts, premiums and issuance costs																					$ 17,000,000			$ 102,000,000
Closing price (usd per share) \| $ / shares									$ 80.48
Long-term debt																					3,430,300,000			6,328,400,000
Proceeds from borrowings (maturities greater than 90 days), net of $24.3 million of issuance costs in 2019																				$ 2,913,200,000	1,750,000,000.0	$ 125,900,000
Interest payments																				$ (127,000,000)	(102,000,000)	$ (87,000,000)
Current portion of long-term debt																					455,600,000			1,500,000,000.0
Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																								1,100,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt discounts, premiums and issuance costs																								102,000,000
Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage																				101.00%
Senior Convertible Notes Due 2022 \| Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount								$ 1,400,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)								0.875%
Conversion ratio								0.009378
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares								$ 106.64
Conversion price, premium (as a percent)									32.50%
Proceeds from convertible debt								$ 1,400,000,000
Long-term debt								1,300,000,000													0			1,347,300,000
Notes classified as equity								$ 102,000,000
Effective interest rate (as a percent)								3.38%
Debt issuance costs								$ 24,000,000
Interest expense																				$ 45,000,000
Interest expense related to contractual coupon rate																				11,000,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs																				$ 7,000,000
Unamortized discount								$ 102,000,000																74,000,000
Amortization period of discount																				3 years
Senior Convertible Notes Due 2022 \| Convertible Debt \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage								100.00%
Senior Convertible Notes Due 2022 \| Convertible Debt \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage								100.00%
Aggregate principal amount of outstanding notes, percentage								25.00%
Senior Convertible Notes due 2022, Over-Allotment Option \| Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount								$ 187,500,000
U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper \| Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																					390,100,000			884,400,000
Debt term																				13 days
Short-term maturity period (maximum)																				397 days
Euro-denominated commercial paper \| Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																					270,100,000			264,100,000
Debt term																				33 days
Short-term maturity period (maximum)																				183 days
1.80% senior unsecured notes due 2019 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount																									$ 300,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																									1.80%
Long-term debt																					55,600,000			0
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 55,300,000
Percentage of principal amount of notes issued																									99.893%
Note retirement												$ 244,700,000
2.35% senior unsecured notes due 2021 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount																								$ 750,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																							2.35%	2.35%	2.35%
Long-term debt																					747,000,000.0			$ 748,200,000
Percentage of principal amount of notes issued																							99.977%	99.977%
3.15% senior unsecured notes due 2026 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount																								$ 900,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																							3.15%	3.15%	3.15%
Long-term debt																					891,900,000			$ 893,000,000.0
Percentage of principal amount of notes issued																							99.644%	99.644%
Initial Senior Unsecured Notes due 2046 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount																								$ 350,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																							4.30%	4.30%
Percentage of principal amount of notes issued																							99.783%	99.783%
Additional Senior Unsecured Notes due 2046 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount																								$ 200,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																							4.30%	4.30%
Percentage of principal amount of notes issued																							101.564%	101.564%
Other Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																					3,000,000.0			$ 17,300,000
Line of Credit \| Delayed-Draw Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																					400,000,000.0			$ 0
Debt term															364 days
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity															$ 1,750,000,000
Amount borrowed under the credit agreement														$ 1,750,000,000
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end																							3.24%	3.24%
Repayments of lines of credit											$ 950,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt							$ 400,000,000
Line of Credit \| Delayed-Draw Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate															0.75%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																					0			$ 500,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 500,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Amount borrowed under the credit agreement			$ 300,000,000
Increase in size of credit facility		$ 200,000,000
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end																							2.49%	2.49%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Due 2020 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate		0.75%	0.75%
Line of Credit \| Delayed-Draw Term Loan Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																					0			$ 1,000,000,000.0
Debt term			364 days			364 days
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 1,000,000,000.0
Amount borrowed under the credit agreement					$ 1,000,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end																							2.49%	2.49%
Line of Credit \| Delayed-Draw Term Loan Due 2020 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate						0.75%
Yen variable interest rate term loan due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term																		5 years
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity \| ¥																		¥ 13,800,000,000					¥ 13,800,000,000.0
Amount borrowed under the credit agreement \| ¥																¥ 13,800,000,000
Proceeds from borrowings (maturities greater than 90 days), net of $24.3 million of issuance costs in 2019																	$ 126,000,000
Line of credit facility, interest rate during period																				0.50%
Yen variable interest rate term loan due 2022 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate																				0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term																			5 years
Senior unsecured revolving credit facility										$ 2,000,000,000.0									$ 1,500,000,000
Revolving credit facility, extension option										1 year
Additional increase to the Credit Agreement										$ 1,000,000,000.0
Consolidated net leverage ratio covenant (less than)																				3.50
Consolidated net leverage ratio covenant, increase amount																				4.00
Covenant, business acquisition, purchase price not to exceed																								$ 250,000,000
Consolidated interest coverage ratio covenant (greater than)																				3.50
Borrowings outstanding on line of credit																					$ 0			$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage																				0.07%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage																				0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate																				0.175%
Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate																				0.805%
Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate																				1.175%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate																				0.50%
Subsequent Event \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 250,000,000