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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Debt To Capital Ratio, Maximum

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Line Of Credit Facility, Letters Of Credit, Fee Percentage

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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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 of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions				9 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 21, 2022	Jun. 23, 2022	Sep. 02, 2020	Sep. 30, 2022	Aug. 15, 2022
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate				0.795%
Senior unsecured, interest rate during period				0.00%
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate				1.30%
Senior unsecured, interest rate during period				0.30%
Revolving credit facility \| Interest rate scenario two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread based on current rating				0.00%
Revolving credit facility \| Current variable rate in effect \| Interest rate scenario one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread based on current rating				0.91%
Revolving credit facility \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 3,500.0		$ 3,000.0
Potential increase limit	500.0
Fee percentage on outstanding letters of credit			0.91%
Fee percentage on undrawn amounts				0.09%
Total Debt to Total Capital Ratio, minimum required				0.65
Letters of credit \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 150.0
Fee percentage on undrawn amounts			0.125%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)		3.125%			0.45%
Aggregate principal amount		$ 500.0			$ 300.0
Proportion of principal redeemed (as a percent)		100.00%