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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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Validity Tender Offer Percentage

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

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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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LONG-TERM DEBT - 4 1/8% Senior Notes (Details)					12 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT - 4 1/8% Senior Notes (Details)	Feb. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2020 EUR (€)	Nov. 12, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2020 EUR (€)	Feb. 13, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2017 EUR (€)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt \| $					$ 1,499,725,000	$ 1,639,661,000	$ 400,000,000
2¼% Senior Notes
Debt instrument, face amount \| €								€ 500,000,000
Validity tender offer percentage	90.00%							90.00%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt \| €		€ 494,000,000
4¾% Senior Notes
Redemption price percent if change in control occurs in addition to accrued and unpaid interest									101.00%	101.00%
3¼% Senior Notes
Redemption price percent if change in control occurs in addition to accrued and unpaid interest									101.00%	101.00%
4⅛% Senior Notes
Redemption price percent if change in control occurs in addition to accrued and unpaid interest			101.00%
Validity tender offer percentage			90.00%
Senior Notes \| 2¼% Senior Notes
Stated interest rate					2.25%
Debt instrument, face amount \| €								€ 500,000,000
Debt instrument offering price percentage at principal amount	100.00%							100.00%
Senior Notes \| 4¾% Senior Notes
Stated interest rate					4.75%
Debt instrument, face amount \| $									$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument offering price percentage at principal amount									100.00%	100.00%
Senior Notes \| 3¼% Senior Notes
Stated interest rate					3.25%
Debt instrument, face amount \| €										€ 650,000,000
Debt instrument offering price percentage at principal amount									100.00%	100.00%
Senior Notes \| 4⅛% Senior Notes
Stated interest rate					4.125%
Debt instrument, face amount \| $	$ 200,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Debt instrument offering price percentage at principal amount			100.00%
Debt instrument offering price percentage	99.50%							99.50%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt \| $	$ 196,500,000		$ 394,700,000
Senior Notes \| 5½% Senior Notes
Stated interest rate					5.50%
Debt Instrument, redemption price, percentage plus a make-whole premium				100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period - Post October 1 2022 \| 4⅛% Senior Notes
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage, initial plus accrued and unpaid interest			102.063%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period - Post October 1 2024 \| 4⅛% Senior Notes
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage, ending, plus accrued and unpaid interest			100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption - Pre October 1 2022 \| 4⅛% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument, redemption price, percentage plus a make-whole premium			100.00%
Maximum redemption percent allowed and limited to proceeds from equity offering			35.00%
Debt redemption, price percent of principal amount, from the proceeds of certain equity offerings			104.125%