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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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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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

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The cash outflow for the extinguishment of long-term borrowing, with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation, before its maturity.

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The difference between the reacquisition price and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt recognized currently as a component of income in the period of extinguishment, net of tax.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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Repayments of long-term debt									$ 402,900,000	$ 1,111,200,000
Premiums paid on early extinguishment of debt									0	13,400,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt							$ 0	$ (14,300,000)	$ 0	(14,300,000)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, after tax								$ (12,500,000)		$ (12,500,000)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, per diluted share								$ (0.04)		$ (0.04)
U.S. Senior Notes
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount									100.00%
Debt instrument, covenant compliance									At September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under its U.S. Senior Notes.
2.20% Senior Notes due April 2020
Debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	2.20%										2.20%
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 400,000,000.0
2.55% Senior Notes due January 2019
Debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)						2.55%
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 750,000,000.0
4.350% Senior Notes due June 2029
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount					100.00%
Debt instrument, principal amount					$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)					4.35%		4.35%		4.35%		4.35%
Debt instrument, face amount, net of discount (as a percent)					99.904%
Debt maturity date									Jun. 01, 2029
2.800% Senior Notes due February 2030
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount				100.00%
Debt instrument, principal amount				$ 900,000,000.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)				2.80%			2.80%		2.80%		2.80%
Debt instrument, face amount, net of discount (as a percent)				99.92%
Debt maturity date									Feb. 15, 2030
3.125% Senior Notes Due September 2021 and 4.00% Senior Notes due February 2022 [Member] \| Tender Offers [Member]
Debt
Total consideration for debt tender offers			$ 368,800,000
Premiums paid on early extinguishment of debt			13,400,000
Accrued interest			$ 3,100,000
3.125% Senior Notes due September 2021
Debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)							3.125%		3.125%		3.125%
3.125% Senior Notes due September 2021 \| Tender Offers [Member]
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount			101.90%
Debt instrument, principal amount												$ 375,000,000.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)												3.125%
Senior Note principal redeemed			$ 147,300,000
4.00% Senior Notes due February 2022
Debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)							4.00%		4.00%		4.00%
4.00% Senior Notes due February 2022 \| Tender Offers [Member]
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount			104.50%
Debt instrument, principal amount												$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)												4.00%
Senior Note principal redeemed			$ 205,000,000.0
3.20% Senior Notes due April 2024
Debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)							3.20%		3.20%		3.20%
2.05% Senior Notes due March 2025
Debt
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount		100.00%
Debt instrument, principal amount		$ 400,000,000.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		2.05%					2.05%		2.05%
Debt instrument, face amount, net of discount (as a percent)		99.829%
Debt maturity date									Mar. 01, 2025