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DEBT AND INTEREST - Other Debt Information (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 EUR (€)
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 8,576.7				$ 8,349.7				$ 8,576.7	$ 8,349.7
Long-term debt, current maturities					(501.4)				(2.5)				(501.4)	(2.5)
Long-term debt					8,075.3				8,347.2				8,075.3	8,347.2
Payment for Debt Extinguishment or Debt Prepayment Cost			$ 25.0
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt
2023					501.0								501.0
2024					607.0								607.0
2025					597.0								597.0
2026					721.0								721.0
2027					930.0								930.0
Interest
Interest expense													252.1	230.6	$ 304.8
Interest income													(8.5)	(12.3)	(14.6)
Interest expense, net					69.5	$ 65.1	$ 56.0	$ 53.0	44.6	$ 76.4	$ 45.6	$ 51.7	243.6	218.3	290.2
Interest expense
Debt instrument
Debt refinancing charges, pre-tax													$ 32.3	32.3	83.1
Debt refinancing charges, net of tax														28.4	$ 64.0
Public Notes
Debt instrument
Principal outstanding payable at time of prepayment of notes (as a percent)													101.00%
Thirty year 2011 senior notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 384.5				$ 384.3				$ 384.5	$ 384.3
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					5.50%				5.50%				5.50%	5.50%		5.50%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					5.62%				5.63%				5.62%	5.63%		5.62%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 389.0								$ 389.0
Debt instrument, term													30 years
Two Year 2021 Senior Notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 498.7				$ 497.2				$ 498.7	$ 497.2
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					0.90%				0.90%				0.90%	0.90%		0.90%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					1.19%				1.19%				1.19%	1.19%		1.19%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 500.0								$ 500.0
Debt instrument, term													2 years
Six Year 2021 Senior Notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 496.5				$ 495.7				$ 496.5	$ 495.7
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					1.65%				1.65%				1.65%	1.65%		1.65%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					1.83%				1.84%				1.83%	1.84%		1.83%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 500.0								$ 500.0
Debt instrument, term													6 years
Five Year 2022 senior notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 492.7								$ 492.7
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					5.25%								5.25%			5.25%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					5.36%								5.36%			5.36%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 500.0								$ 500.0
Debt instrument, term													5 years
Eleven Year 2021 Senior Notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 644.6				$ 644.0				$ 644.6	$ 644.0
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					2.13%				2.13%				2.13%	2.13%		2.13%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					2.24%				2.24%				2.24%	2.24%		2.24%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 650.0								$ 650.0
Debt instrument, term													11 years
Thirty Year 2021 Senior Notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 838.9				$ 838.5				$ 838.9	$ 838.5
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					2.70%				2.70%				2.70%	2.70%		2.70%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					2.78%				2.78%				2.78%	2.78%		2.78%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 850.0								$ 850.0
Debt instrument, term													30 years
Ten year 2017 senior notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 433.9				$ 488.4				$ 433.9	$ 488.4
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					3.25%				3.25%				3.25%	3.25%		3.25%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					4.77%				2.89%				4.77%	2.89%		4.77%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 500.0								$ 500.0
Debt instrument, term													10 years
Thirty year 2017 senior notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 425.5				$ 424.3				$ 425.5	$ 424.3
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					3.95%				3.95%				3.95%	3.95%		3.95%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					4.79%				4.80%				4.79%	4.80%		4.79%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 484.0								$ 484.0
Debt instrument, term													30 years
Thirty year 2020 senior notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 490.7				$ 490.4				$ 490.7	$ 490.4
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					2.13%				2.13%				2.13%	2.13%		2.13%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					2.23%				2.24%				2.23%	2.24%		2.23%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 500.0								$ 500.0
Debt instrument, term													30 years
Thirty-four year 2021 senior notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 537.2				$ 535.3				$ 537.2	$ 535.3
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					2.75%				2.75%				2.75%	2.75%		2.75%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					3.86%				3.87%				3.86%	3.87%		3.86%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 685.0								$ 685.0
Debt instrument, term				34 years									34 years
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.75%			2.75%
Debt exchanged				$ 385.0
Payment for Debt Extinguishment or Debt Prepayment Cost				118.0
Value of notes tendered in an exchange offering				387.0
Debt, unamortized discounts and financing costs	$ 143.0			143.0
Ten year 2020 senior notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 653.5				$ 709.1				$ 653.5	$ 709.1
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					4.80%				4.80%				4.80%	4.80%		4.80%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					3.72%				4.06%				3.72%	4.06%		3.72%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 698.0								$ 698.0
Debt instrument, term													10 years
Ten year 2020 senior notes, maturing in 2031
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 555.2				$ 593.4				$ 555.2	$ 593.4
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					1.30%				1.30%				1.30%	1.30%		1.30%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					1.70%				1.39%				1.70%	1.39%		1.70%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 600.0								$ 600.0
Debt instrument, term													10 years
Seven year 2016 senior euro notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 596.9				$ 649.3				$ 596.9	$ 649.3
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					1.00%				1.00%				1.00%	1.00%		1.00%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					1.03%				1.19%				1.03%	1.19%		1.03%
Aggregate principal amount | €																€ 575
Debt instrument, term													7 years
Ten year 2016 senior notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 721.1				$ 744.9				$ 721.1	$ 744.9
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					2.70%				2.70%				2.70%	2.70%		2.70%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					3.21%				2.89%				3.21%	2.89%		3.21%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 750.0								$ 750.0
Debt instrument, term													10 years
Thirty year 2016 senior notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 197.3				$ 197.2				$ 197.3	$ 197.2
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					3.70%				3.70%				3.70%	3.70%		3.70%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					3.81%				3.81%				3.81%	3.81%		3.81%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 200.0								$ 200.0
Debt instrument, term													30 years
Ten Year 2015 senior euro notes
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 596.7				$ 649.7				$ 596.7	$ 649.7
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE (as a percent)					2.63%				2.63%				2.63%	2.63%		2.63%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					2.81%				2.87%				2.81%	2.87%		2.81%
Aggregate principal amount | €																€ 575
Debt instrument, term													10 years
Private Placement 34-Year 2021 Senior Notes
Debt instrument
Aggregate principal amount	$ 300.0			$ 300.0
Debt instrument, term	34 years
New 5-Year Note
Debt instrument
Aggregate principal amount		$ 500.0
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%
Other debt.
Debt instrument
Carrying value					$ 12.8				$ 8.0				$ 12.8	$ 8.0
2.375% Notes due 2022
Debt instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			2.375%							2.375%
Debt extinguishment amount			$ 500.0
3.25% Notes due 2023
Debt instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			3.25%							3.25%
Debt extinguishment amount			$ 400.0
Notes payable
Debt instrument
Aggregate principal amount									2,500.0					2,500.0
Delayed draw term loan
Debt instrument
Repayment of notes									3,000.0					3,000.0
Due 2023
Debt instrument
Aggregate principal amount									$ 500.0					$ 500.0
Interest rate (as a percent)									0.90%					0.90%
Due 2027
Debt instrument
Aggregate principal amount									$ 500.0					$ 500.0
Interest rate (as a percent)									1.65%					1.65%
Due 2032
Debt instrument
Aggregate principal amount									$ 650.0					$ 650.0
Interest rate (as a percent)									2.125%					2.125%
Due 2051
Debt instrument
Aggregate principal amount									$ 850.0					$ 850.0
Interest rate (as a percent)									2.70%					2.70%

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