Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	$ 3,856,298	$ 3,815,372	$ 4,147,799
Less unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount	18,273	22,195	21,972
Debt long term and short term less unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount	3,838,025	3,793,177	4,125,827
Less current portion	591,287	20,251	934,246
Long-term debt	3,246,738	3,772,926	3,191,581
Bank debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	1,563,649	1,038,862	1,346,003
Finance Leases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	66,109	68,730	69,061
Bank Revolving Loans \| Bank debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	497,000	0	910,000
Less current portion	497,000
U S Term Loans \| Bank debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	1,000,000	1,000,000	400,000
Less current portion	50,000
Other Foreign Bank Revolving and Term Loans \| Bank debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	66,649	38,862	36,003
Less current portion	41,600
Senior Notes \| 4¾% Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	$ 0	300,000	300,000
Senior note interest rate	4.75%
Senior Notes \| 3¼% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	$ 636,740	739,180	753,285
Senior note interest rate	3.25%
Senior Notes \| 4⅛% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	$ 600,000	600,000	600,000
Senior note interest rate	4.125%
Senior Notes \| 2¼% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	$ 489,800	568,600	579,450
Senior note interest rate	2.25%
Senior Notes \| 1.4% Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt - principal	$ 500,000	$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Senior note interest rate	1.40%
Finance Leases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Less current portion	$ 2,700

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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