Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Net Leverage Ratio to EBITDA

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

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

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt and Financing Arrangements (Details)					1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
Debt and Financing Arrangements (Details)	Feb. 06, 2019	Nov. 06, 2018	May 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	May 29, 2017 EUR (€)	Aug. 19, 2016 EUR (€)	Aug. 19, 2016 USD ($)
Original Credit Facilities \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple				3.5
Original Credit Facilities \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,500,000,000.0
Line of credit outstanding							$ 0	$ 0
Original Credit Facilities \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on unused portion of commitments (as percent)				0.15%
Original Credit Facilities \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on unused portion of commitments (as percent)				0.45%
Original Credit Facilities \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,500,000,000.0
Repayments of lines of credit			$ 200,000,000		$ 200,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Original Credit Facilities \| Term Loan \| Prior to July 27, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as percent)				1.25%
Original Credit Facilities \| Term Loan \| Each quarter thereafter prior to final maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as percent)				2.50%
Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple		4.5		3.5
Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)		2.50%		2.25%
Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)		1.25%		1.25%
Amended Credit Facilities, Tranche 1 \| Credit facility \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple	2.5
Amended Credit Facilities, Tranche 2 \| Credit facility \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple	4.0
4.875% Notes due in 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as percent)							4.875%
4.875% Notes due in 2026 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt											$ 900,000,000.0
Interest rate (as percent)										4.875%	4.875%
3.50% Notes due in 2024 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt \| €										€ 1,000,000,000.0
Interest rate (as percent)							3.50%			3.50%	3.50%
European Investment Bank Loan - EURIBOR plus 0.90% due in 2022 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt \| €									€ 165,000,000
European Investment Bank Loan - EURIBOR plus 0.90% due in 2022 \| Unsecured debt \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)			0.90%				0.90%