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

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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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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Debt - 2032 Notes and 2052 Notes (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - 2032 Notes and 2052 Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of related issuance costs		$ 2,800,000	$ 9,900,000	$ 7,000,000.0	$ 6,500,000
Term Loan Facility1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			220,300,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from offering			698,700,000	669,100,000	693,300,000
Payments of related issuance costs			7,100,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,500,000
2032 Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 350,000,000
Stated interest rate			2.60%
Stated coupon rate			99.782%
Yield to maturity			2.624%
2032 Notes \| Senior Notes \| Prior to October 15, 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated coupon rate			100.00%
2032 Notes \| Senior Notes \| On or after October 15, 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated coupon rate			100.00%
2032 Notes \| Senior Notes \| On or after October 15, 2031 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, notice period				15 days
2032 Notes \| Senior Notes \| On or after October 15, 2031 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, notice period				60 days
3.55% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes") \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 350,000,000
Stated interest rate			3.55%
Stated coupon rate			99.845%
Yield to maturity			3.558%
3.55% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes") \| Senior Notes \| Prior to July 15, 2051
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated coupon rate			100.00%
3.55% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes") \| Senior Notes \| On or after July 15, 2051
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated coupon rate			100.00%
3.55% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes") \| Senior Notes \| On or after July 15, 2051 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, notice period				15 days
3.55% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes") \| Senior Notes \| On or after July 15, 2051 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, notice period				60 days
3.8% Senior Notes due 2027 (the "2027 Notes") \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 200,000,000			$ 750,000,000
Stated interest rate			3.80%			3.80%
Stated coupon rate						99.294%
Yield to maturity			3.885%	3.885%		3.885%
Payments of related issuance costs	$ 500,000
Prior Term Loan Facility \| Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount						$ 500,000,000
Repayments of debt			$ 206,300,000