Represents the percentage of the face value of debt instrument net of discount, at which debt instrument is issued.

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

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- Definition

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

Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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The cash outflow associated with security instruments that either represent a creditor or an ownership relationship with the holder of the investment security with a maturity of beyond one year or normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes repayments of (a) debt, (b) capital lease obligations, (c) mandatory redeemable capital securities, and (d) any combination of (a), (b), or (c).

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Long-Term Debt, U.S. Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2019	Apr. 05, 2017	Jan. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt
Repayments of long-term debt					$ 15.2	$ 375.0
U.S. Senior Notes
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount					100.00%
2.20% Senior Notes due April 2020
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount		100.00%
Debt instrument, principal amount		$ 400.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		2.20%			2.20%	2.20%
Debt instrument, face amount, net of discount (as a percent)		99.922%
3.20% Senior Notes due April 2024
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount		100.00%
Debt instrument, principal amount		$ 350.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		3.20%			3.20%	3.20%
Debt instrument, face amount, net of discount (as a percent)		99.888%
1.55% Senior Notes due September 2017
Debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)				1.55%
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 375.0
2.55% Senior Notes due January 2019
Debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			2.55%		2.55%	2.55%
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 750.0
4.350% Senior Notes due June 2029
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount	100.00%
Debt instrument, principal amount	$ 500.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	4.35%
Debt instrument, face amount, net of discount (as a percent)	99.904%