Acquisitions - Preliminary Allocation of the Fair Value of the Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 01, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Allocation of the fair value of consideration transferred:
Goodwill		$ 6,819,976	$ 6,814,345	$ 1,129,783
Valspar Corporation
Allocation of the fair value of consideration transferred:
Cash	$ 129,100
Accounts receivable	817,500
Inventories	684,400
Indefinite-lived trademarks	775,900
Finite-lived intangible assets	5,071,800
Goodwill	5,654,400
Property, plant and equipment	841,000
All other assets	231,300
Accounts payable	(553,200)
Long-term debt	(1,603,500)
Deferred taxes	(2,015,300)
All other liabilities	(1,094,000)
Total	8,939,400
Total, net of cash	$ 8,810,300