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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- Definition

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		6 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 ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	May 29, 2017 EUR (€)	Aug. 19, 2016 EUR (€)	Aug. 19, 2016 USD ($)
Original Credit Facilities \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,500,000,000.0
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 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)		1.25%		1.25%
Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)		2.50%		2.25%
Amended Credit Facilities, Tranche 1 \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple	2.5
Amended Credit Facilities, Tranche 2 \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple	4.0
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%	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%