Debt Instrument Offer Price Percentage

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Debt Instrument Offering Price Percentage at Principle Amount

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Ending

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Initial

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Debt Redemption, Price Percent Of Principal Amount, From the Proceeds of Certain Equity Offerings

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Maximum Redemption Percent Allowed And Limited To Proceeds From Equity Offering

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Redemption Price Percent If Change in Control Occurs

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

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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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Represents the aggregate of total long-term debt, including current maturities and short-term debt.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Subsequent Events Senior Notes Offering (Details)			12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events Senior Notes Offering (Details)	Feb. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 12, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2020 EUR (€)	Feb. 26, 2020 USD ($)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			$ 400,000,000	$ 0	$ 1,789,200,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount			2,258,873,000	2,317,723,000
Long-term debt			2,214,608,000	2,134,400,000
Four and One Eighth Percent Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 400,000,000
Redemption Price Percent If Change In Control Occurs in Addition to Accrued and Unpaid Interest		101.00%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		$ 394,700,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount			400,000,000	0
Bank Borrowings [Member]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount			795,830,000	951,800,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Four and One Eighth Percent Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument Offering Price Percentage at Principle Amount		100.00%
U S Term Loans [Member] \| Bank Borrowings [Member]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount			760,000,000	$ 800,000,000
Long-term debt			$ 80,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Four and One Eighth Percent Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 200,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	$ 196,500,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Two and One Quarter Percent Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €						€ 500,000,000
Debt Instrument Offering Price Percentage at Principle Amount						100.00%	100.00%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	$ 494,000,000.0
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Four and One Eighth Percent Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument Offering Price Percentage						99.50%	99.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| U S Term Loans [Member] \| Bank Borrowings [Member]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount							$ 751,200,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption - Pre March 15 2020 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Two and One Quarter Percent Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]
Maximum Redemption Percent Allowed And Limited To Proceeds From Equity Offering						35.00%	35.00%
Debt Redemption, Price Percent Of Principal Amount, From the Proceeds of Certain Equity Offerings plus accrued and unpaid interest						102.25%	102.25%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage Plus a Make-Whole Premium	100.00%
Redemption Price Percent If Change In Control Occurs in Addition to Accrued and Unpaid Interest						101.00%	101.00%
Debt Instrument Redemption Period - Post March 1 2023 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Two and One Quarter Percent Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Initial, Plus Accrued and Unpaid Interest	101.125%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Ending, Plus Accrued and Unpaid Interest	100.00%