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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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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on interest rate cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Derivative Designated as Hedging Instruments Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) derivative	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) derivative	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) derivative	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) derivative	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 1,541,400,000			$ 2,731,900,000
Term loans \| Term loan due March 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Principal amount				250,000,000		$ 250,000,000
Notes payable \| 0.750% Notes due 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 325,000,000			$ 325,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	0.75%			0.75%
Notional amount applied to notes payable	$ 100,000,000
Notes payable \| 1.800% Notes due 2033
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 400,000,000			$ 400,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.80%			1.80%
Interest rate swaps
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swap unrealized loss expected to be reclassified within next twelve months				$ 9,400,000
Interest rate swaps \| Cash flow hedge
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative				1
Treasury rate locks \| Cash flow hedge
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 500,000,000				$ 500,000,000
Number of instruments terminated \| derivative			5
Forward starting swaps \| Cash flow hedge
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	6		6	6
Notional amount			$ 500,000,000
Redesignated forward starting swaps \| Cash flow hedge
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	4
Notional amount	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Number of instruments being amortized \| derivative		4
Other forward starting swaps \| Cash flow hedge
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	2
Notional amount	$ 150,000,000
Cross-currency swaps
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Cross-currency swap unrealized gains expected to be reclassified within next twelve months				$ 3,300,000