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Debt Issuance Redemption Discount Premium Percentage Of Principal Amount

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Line of Credit Facility, Option to Increase Borrowing Capacity

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

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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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, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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

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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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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 cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Borrowing Arrangements (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Borrowing Arrangements (Detail) - USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility					$ 400,000,000.0
Unsecured revolving credit facility, option to request an increase in the amount of the credit facility up to					100,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, outstanding borrowings					0	$ 0
Senior Notes \| 3.5% Notes due 2027
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		3.50%
Unamortized discount		$ 3,100,000
Debt issuance costs		4,900,000
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs		$ 492,000,000.0
Debt redemption percentage of principle amount (as a percent)		101.00%
Fair value disclosure					485,600,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2017
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Face amount				$ 400,000,000.0
Stated interest rate				1.95%
Debt redemption price	$ 400,900,000
Repayments of debt	$ 401,800,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 450,000,000.0
Stated interest rate			3.125%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 300,000,000.0
Stated interest rate			4.375%
Senior Notes \| 2015 Senior Notes
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Unamortized discount			$ 1,700,000
Debt issuance costs			6,300,000
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs			$ 742,000,000.0
Debt redemption percentage of principle amount (as a percent)			101.00%
Fair value disclosure					763,800,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Face amount				$ 350,000,000.0
Stated interest rate				3.60%
Senior Notes \| 2012 Senior Notes
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Unamortized discount				$ 4,500,000
Debt issuance costs				6,100,000
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs				$ 739,300,000
Fair value disclosure					$ 354,400,000