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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 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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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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Debt and Financing Arrangements (Details)			1 Months Ended		8 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			15 Months Ended	36 Months Ended
Debt and Financing Arrangements (Details)	May 06, 2019 USD ($)	May 29, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 06, 2018	Jul. 27, 2019	May 29, 2017 EUR (€)	Aug. 19, 2016 EUR (€)	Aug. 19, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ABL Credit Facility Springing Maturity Period	91 days
Deferred finance fee charges					$ 13,000,000	$ 13,000,000	$ 13,000,000
Total interest paid							137,000,000	$ 143,000,000	$ 129,000,000
EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)		0.90%
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,250,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity					$ 983,000,000	$ 983,000,000	$ 983,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on unused portion of commitments (as percent)	0.25%
Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on unused portion of commitments (as percent)	0.375%
Revolving credit facility \| EURIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)	1.50%
Revolving credit facility \| EURIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)	2.00%
Revolving credit facility \| North American
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 950,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| European
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	300,000,000
Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	150,000,000
Credit facility \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000
Term Loan B - LIBOR plus 4.25% due in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien secured net leverage ratio	1.75
Term Loan B - LIBOR plus 4.25% due in 2024 \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument period	5 years
Face amount of debt	$ 800,000,000
Debt instrument period percentage	1.00%
Debt instrument effective interest rate	4.25%
Debt instrument step down rate	0.25%
4.875% Notes due in 2026 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt														$ 900,000,000
Interest rate (as percent)					4.875%	4.875%	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%						3.50%	3.50%
7.00% Notes due in 2026 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 800,000,000
Interest rate (as percent)	7.00%				7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Original Credit Facilities \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit			$ 200,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Original Credit Facilities \| Line of Credit Commitment Fee Year 2 & 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as percent)											1.25%
Original Credit Facilities \| Line of Credit Commitment Fee Year 4 & After
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as percent)							2.50%
Original Credit Facilities \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt															$ 1,500,000,000
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]
Repayments of lines of credit		$ 200,000,000
Long-term debt															$ 1,500,000,000
Original Credit Facilities \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple										3.5
Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple						4.5
Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)										1.25%
Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)										2.25%
Second Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple new tier					4.0
Second Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)						1.25%
Second Amended Credit Facilities \| Credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)						2.50%
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple new tier					2.5
Incremental Term Loan \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 750,000,000
European Investment Bank Loan due in 2022 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt \| €												€ 165,000,000
European Investment Bank Loan due in 2022 \| Unsecured debt \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)							0.90%