Acquisitions - Preliminary and Final Allocation of the Fair Value of the Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Allocation
Goodwill	$ 6,994,206		$ 6,994,206	$ 6,994,206	$ 7,178,113	$ 6,814,345
Total, net of cash				0	$ 8,806,282
Valspar Corporation
Allocation
Cash	129,100	$ 129,100	129,100	129,100
Accounts receivable	817,500	817,500	817,500	817,500
Inventories	684,400	684,400	684,400	684,400
Indefinite-lived trademarks	614,300	775,900	614,300	614,300
Finite-lived intangible assets	4,922,900	5,071,800	4,922,900	4,922,900
Goodwill	5,888,800	5,654,400	5,888,800	5,888,800
Property, plant and equipment	840,700	841,000	840,700	840,700
All other assets	235,100	231,300	235,100	235,100
Accounts payable	(553,200)	(553,200)	(553,200)	(553,200)
Long-term debt	(1,603,500)	(1,603,500)	(1,603,500)	(1,603,500)
Deferred taxes	(1,915,900)	(2,015,300)	(1,915,900)	(1,915,900)
All other liabilities	(1,120,800)	(1,094,000)	(1,120,800)	(1,120,800)
Total	8,939,400	8,939,400	8,939,400	$ 8,939,400
Total, net of cash	$ 8,810,300	$ 8,810,300
Measurement Period Adjustments
Cash			0
Accounts receivable			0
Inventories			0
Indefinite-lived trademarks			(161,600)
Finite-lived intangible assets			(148,900)
Goodwill			234,400
Property, plant and equipment			(300)
All other assets			3,800
Accounts payable			0
Long-term debt			0
Deferred taxes			99,400
All other liabilities			(26,800)
Total			0
Total, net of cash			$ 0