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Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Borrowings - Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 20, 2018 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings from line of credit |  | $ 507,000,000 | $ 898,000,000 |  |  |
Minimum coverage ratio of EBITDA to total interest expense expressed in percentage |  | 200.00% |  |  |  |
Maximum leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA expressed in percentage |  | 425.00% |  |  |  |
Maximum leverage ratio during first four quarter that qualified acquisition is consummated |  | 475.00% |  |  |  |
Coverage ratio of EBITDA to total interest expense expressed in percentage |  | 2274.00% |  | 2274.00% |  |
Leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA expressed in percentage |  | 80.00% |  | 80.00% |  |
4.875% Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of long-term debt |  | 4.875% |  | 4.875% | 4.875% |
5.25% Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of long-term debt |  | 5.25% |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |
Tranche A term loan facility [Member] | 2017 Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loan facility due and payable | € |  |  |  |  |  | € 400,000,000
Borrowings from line of credit | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |
Termination date |  | Oct. 31, 2022 |  |  |  |
Maximum leverage ratio |  | 250.00% |  |  |  |
Tranche A term loan facility [Member] | 2019 Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |
Termination date |  | Mar. 04, 2024 |  |  |  |
Maximum leverage ratio |  | 250.00% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility [Member] | 2017 Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement |  | $ 2,800,000,000 |  |  |  |
Termination date |  | Oct. 31, 2022 |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility [Member] | 2019 Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement |  | $ 2,800,000,000 |  |  |  |
Termination date |  | Mar. 04, 2024 |  |  |  |
Euro term loan facility [Member] | 2017 Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loan facility due and payable | € |  |  |  | € 400,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date |  | Dec. 20, 2023 |  |  |  |
Euro term loan facility [Member] | 2019 Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loan facility due and payable | € |  |  |  | € 400,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date |  | Dec. 20, 2023 |  |  |  |

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