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Financing (Key Terms Of Offering) (Details) - Senior notes - EUR (€) € in Millions | Sep. 18, 2019 | Sep. 27, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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0.2% senior notes due 2026 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | € 1,250.0 | € 1,300.0 | € 0.0
Interest rate of debt instrument | 0.20% | 0.20% |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percent | 99.833% |  |
0.45% senior notes due 2028 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | € 1,250.0 | € 1,300.0 | 0.0
Interest rate of debt instrument | 0.45% | 0.45% |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percent | 99.751% |  |
0.75% senior notes due 2031 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | € 1,750.0 | € 1,800.0 | 0.0
Interest rate of debt instrument | 0.75% | 0.75% |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percent | 99.92% |  |
1.35% senior notes due 2039 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | € 1,250.0 | € 1,300.0 | 0.0
Interest rate of debt instrument | 1.35% | 1.35% |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percent | 99.461% |  |
1.8% senior notes due 2049 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | € 750.0 | € 750.0 | € 0.0
Interest rate of debt instrument | 1.80% | 1.80% |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percent | 99.564% |  |

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