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Debt - Carrying Values of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Aug. 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Jan. 31, 2022 | Aug. 31, 2021 | Mar. 06, 2020
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross and lease obligation | $ 12,046,600,000 | $ 11,902,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (121,500,000) | (116,700,000) |  |  |  |  |
Total Debt | 11,925,100,000 | 11,785,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Less: current portion | (932,300,000) | (456,000,000.0) |  |  |  |  |
Long-term portion | 10,992,800,000 | 11,329,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities: Uncommitted Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000.0 |  |
Principal | 9,900,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 9,900,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities: August 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | 154,400,000 | 250,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 154,400,000 | 250,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities: August 2026 | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000 |
Credit facilities: Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.832%
Principal | 700,000,000.0 | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 700,000,000.0 | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities: Commercial Paper Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |
Principal | 523,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (200,000) | (1,800,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 522,800,000 | 998,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: May 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 0 | 300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | 0 | (2,500,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 0 | 297,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: August 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 900,000,000.0 | 900,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (1,700,000) | (3,000,000.0) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 898,300,000 | 897,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: March 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 3.20% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 500,000,000.0 | 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (1,000,000.0) | (1,600,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 499,000,000.0 | 498,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: November 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 0.875% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 350,000,000.0 | 350,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (1,400,000) | (1,900,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 348,600,000 | 348,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: July 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 2.90% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 500,000,000.0 | 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (1,800,000) | (2,200,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 498,200,000 | 497,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: November 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 3.375% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 650,000,000.0 | 650,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (2,600,000) | (3,100,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 647,400,000 | 646,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: May 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 3.95% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 800,000,000.0 | 800,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (9,400,000) | (10,700,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 790,600,000 | 789,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: April 2029 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 4.875% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 400,000,000.0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (4,700,000) | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 395,300,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: March 2030 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 2.30% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 600,000,000.0 | 600,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (4,700,000) | (5,200,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 595,300,000 | 594,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: February 2031 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 1.45% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 650,000,000.0 | 650,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (6,500,000) | (7,100,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 643,500,000 | 642,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: February 2032 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 750,000,000.0 | 750,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (5,600,000) | (6,000,000.0) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 744,400,000 | 744,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: March 2033 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 2.375% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 700,000,000.0 | 700,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (6,700,000) | (7,100,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 693,300,000 | 692,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: April 2034 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 800,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (10,900,000) | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 789,100,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: March 2035 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 6.086% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 181,900,000 | 181,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (11,700,000) | (12,200,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 170,200,000 | 169,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: March 2040 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 6.20% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 399,900,000 | 399,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (3,300,000) | (3,400,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 396,600,000 | 396,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: May 2041 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 5.70% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 385,700,000 | 385,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (4,800,000) | (4,800,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 380,900,000 | 380,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes: March 2050 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 3.05% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 400,000,000.0 | 400,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (6,800,000) | (7,000,000.0) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 393,200,000 | 393,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Debentures: September 2035 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 7.40% |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | $ 148,100,000 | 148,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (29,100,000) | (30,000,000.0) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 119,000,000.0 | 118,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tax-exempt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | 1,289,100,000 | 1,189,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments | (8,600,000) | (7,100,000) |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 1,280,500,000 | 1,182,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tax-exempt | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 3.625% |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax-exempt | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 4.375% |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance leases | $ 254,600,000 | $ 247,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Finance leases | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 0.806% |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance leases | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 9.75% |  |  |  |  |  |

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