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Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value			$ 17,200,000			$ 17,200,000		$ 15,300,000
Committed credit facility agreement aggregated			8,060,000			8,060,000
Unused credit facility			6,980,000			6,980,000
Debt instrument premium paid on repurchase				$ 40,000		29,000
Long-term debt, carrying amount			16,471,000			16,471,000		$ 14,770,000
Debt instrument premium paid		$ 48,000
0.25% Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, face amount			$ 500,000		€ 400	$ 500,000			€ 1,000	€ 500	€ 500
Debt instrument interest rate			0.25%		0.25%	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%		0.25%	0.25%
Debt instrument maturity date					2027	2027	2027	2027
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 1,058,000			$ 1,058,000		$ 550,000
0.50% Notes due 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, face amount					€ 400		$ 500,000			€ 500
Debt instrument interest rate			0.50%		0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%		0.50%	0.50%
Debt instrument maturity date					2031	2031	2031	2031
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 1,058,000			$ 1,058,000		$ 544,000
1.375% Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, face amount \| €									€ 1,000
Debt instrument interest rate			1.375%	1.375%		1.375%		1.375%	1.375%	1.375%
Debt instrument maturity date				2026		2026		2026
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 1,163,000			$ 1,163,000
2.65% Senior Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, face amount				$ 900,000
Debt instrument interest rate			2.65%	2.65%		2.65%		2.65%	2.65%	2.65%
Debt instrument maturity date				2030		2030		2030
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 1,250,000			$ 1,250,000
2.0% Notes due 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, face amount \| €									€ 1,000
Debt instrument interest rate			2.00%	2.00%		2.00%		2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Debt instrument maturity date				2032		2032		2032
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 1,163,000			$ 1,163,000
4.20% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate			4.20%	4.20%		4.20%		4.20%	4.20%	4.20%
Debt instrument maturity date				2021		2021		2021
Debt instrument, repurchase amount				$ 600,000
Long-term debt, carrying amount								$ 600,000
3.30% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate			3.30%	3.30%		3.30%		3.30%	3.30%	3.30%
Debt instrument maturity date				2021		2021		2021
Debt instrument, repurchase amount				$ 935,000
Long-term debt, carrying amount								$ 1,597,000
2.65% Senior Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, face amount			$ 350,000			$ 350,000
Debt instrument interest rate			2.65%			2.65%
Debt instrument maturity date			2030
1.40% Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, face amount			$ 500,000			$ 500,000
Debt instrument interest rate			1.40%			1.40%		1.40%		1.40%
Debt instrument maturity date			2025			2025		2025
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 498,000			$ 498,000
0.00% Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, face amount \| €										€ 500	€ 500
Debt instrument interest rate			0.00%			0.00%	0.00%	0.00%		0.00%	0.00%
Debt instrument maturity date						2024	2024	2024
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 588,000			$ 588,000		$ 551,000
3.00% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate							3.00%				3.00%
Debt instrument maturity date						2020
Debt instrument, repurchase amount			$ 783,000			$ 783,000
3.30% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate							3.625%				3.625%
Debt instrument maturity date						2022
Debt instrument, repurchase amount							$ 321,000
3.90% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, face amount		$ 1,500
Debt instrument interest rate		3.90%	3.90%			3.90%		3.90%		3.90%
Debt instrument maturity date		2028				2028		2028
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 1,449,000			$ 1,449,000		$ 1,444,000
3.00% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate		3.00%
Debt instrument maturity date		2020
Debt instrument, amount exchanged		$ 401,000
3.63% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate		3.63%	3.63%			3.63%		3.63%		3.63%
Debt instrument maturity date		2022				2022		2022
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 295,000			$ 295,000		$ 294,000
Debt instrument, amount exchanged		$ 234,000
4.00% Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate		4.00%
Debt instrument maturity date		2025
Debt instrument, amount exchanged		$ 817,000
Commercial paper programs mature in April 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed credit facility agreement aggregated			1,810,000			1,810,000
Commercial paper programs mature in February 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed credit facility agreement aggregated			2,750,000			2,750,000
Commercial paper programs mature in July 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed credit facility agreement aggregated			1,500,000			1,500,000
Commercial paper programs mature in February 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed credit facility agreement aggregated			2,000,000			2,000,000
Commercial paper borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			1,080,000			1,080,000		2,220,000
Long-term debt, carrying amount			$ 1,077,000			$ 1,077,000		$ 2,222,000
Guaranteed Euro Medium Term Note Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying amount \| €									€ 5,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed credit facility agreement aggregated \| €									€ 1,540
Credit facility extended period				1 year
Credit facility drawn	$ 0