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Debt - Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 8,480.5		$ 9,015.3	$ 9,886.9
Less amounts due within one year	429.8		307.2	1.2
Long-term debt	8,050.7		8,708.1	9,885.7
Capitalized debt issuance costs	50.6		49.1	57.9
3.45% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 1,486.8		1,485.0	1,483.2
Interest rate	3.45%
4.50% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 1,230.1		1,229.4	1,228.6
Interest rate	4.50%
2.95% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 790.7
Interest rate	2.95%	2.95%
2.75% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 757.1		1,242.9	1,240.8
Interest rate	2.75%
3.80% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 542.5
Interest rate	3.80%	3.80%
3.125% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 497.0		496.3	495.6
Interest rate	3.125%
2.25% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 428.6		$ 1,496.0	1,493.1
Interest rate			2.25%
4.20% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 411.3		$ 416.8	422.4
Interest rate	4.20%
3.45% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 398.0		397.6	397.3
Interest rate	3.45%
4.55% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 394.3		394.1	393.9
Interest rate	4.55%
3.95% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 359.3		360.8	362.4
Interest rate	3.95%
4.00% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 296.4		296.3	296.1
Interest rate	4.00%
Floating Rate Loan | Debentures
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 251.9		257.4	269.2
3.30% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 249.4		249.3	249.2
Interest rate	3.30%
4.40% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 239.2		238.7	238.3
Interest rate	4.40%
7.375% Debentures | Debentures
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 119.1		119.0	119.0
Interest rate	7.375%
0.92% Fixed Rate Loan | Debentures
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 22.4		22.9	23.9
Interest rate	0.92%				0.92%
7.45% Debentures | Debentures
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 3.5		3.5	3.5
Interest rate	7.45%
0.53% to 8.00% Promissory Notes | Debentures
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt	$ 2.9		3.3	3.7
0.53% to 8.00% Promissory Notes | Debentures | Minimum
Long-term debt
Interest rate	0.53%
0.53% to 8.00% Promissory Notes | Debentures | Maximum
Long-term debt
Interest rate	8.00%
7.25% Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt			$ 306.0	$ 319.4
Interest rate				7.25%
Term Loan | Term Loan
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt				$ 847.3

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