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Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Borrowings - Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)		3 Months Ended
	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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