Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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

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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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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

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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- Definition

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 - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 AUD	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| AUD			AUD 20,000,000
Bank Overdrafts
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €	€ 12.0
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity		$ 750,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		825,000,000		$ 465,000,000
Additional borrowing capacity		$ 75,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.025%
Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.425%
Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR Market Index Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.025%
Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR Market Index Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.425%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Canadian Deal Offered Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.025%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Canadian Deal Offered Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.425%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.025%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.425%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Canadian Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.025%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Canadian Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.425%
Revolving Credit Facility \| UNITED STATES \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| UNITED STATES \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| CANADA \| Canadian Deal Offered Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%