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Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Borrowings - Long-Term Debt Narrative (Details) € in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 28, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 15, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 13, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 12, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 14, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Sep. 26, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($) swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 835,671,000 | $ 3,609,000,000 | $ 3,258,000,000 |  |  |
Derivative notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000.0
Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net of $254 income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 708,000 |  |  |
Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,592,000 | 2,608,000 | 27,982,000 |  |  |
Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of interest rate swap agreements entered | swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income | Accumulated net gain (loss) from designated or qualifying cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 | 2,700,000 |  |  |
Interest rate swap agreement expired on October 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000.0
Interest rate swap agreement expiring on September 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000
Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net of $254 income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (100,000) | 1,000,000.0 |  |  |
2019 Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,600,000 |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2622.00% |  |  | 2622.00% |  |
Leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA expressed in percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17.00%) |  |  | (17.00%) |  |
4.875% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.875% |  |  | 4.875% |  |
4.875% Senior Notes | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.875% |  |  | 4.875% |  |  | 4.875% |  |
Aggregate principle amount |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  |  |  | 99.24% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment |  |  |  |  |  |  | semi-annually |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of notes available for redemption |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage, following change in control |  |  |  | 101.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 594,500,000 | $ 593,600,000 |  |  |  |
5.25% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5.25% Senior Notes | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |
Aggregate principle amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 423,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Aggregate debt redeemed | $ 425,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 425,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Price equal to percentage on face value |  |  |  |  | 101.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption charges | 75,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium paid | 73,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt | $ 2,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5.00% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Premium paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000.0 |  |  |
Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,000,000.0 |  |  |
5.00% Senior Notes | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage |  | 102.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment |  |  |  |  |  | semi-annually |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate debt redeemed |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption charges |  | $ 28,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium paid |  | 20,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt |  | 8,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tranche A Term Loan Facility | 2019 Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from revolving credit facility |  | 550,000,000.0 | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts available to borrow under credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250.00% |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 297,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.15% |  |  | 1.15% |  |
Tranche A Term Loan Facility | 2019 Credit Agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.875% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Tranche A Term Loan Facility | 2019 Credit Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | 2019 Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts available to borrow under credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | 2019 Credit Agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.68% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | 2019 Credit Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.075% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.075% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | 2017 Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from revolving credit facility |  | $ 270,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro Term Loan Facility | 2019 Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior secured term loans outstanding | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 400.0 |  |
Borrowings outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 487,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |  | 0.75% |  |
Euro Term Loan Facility | 2019 Credit Agreement | Minimum | EURIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit over LIBOR rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition This element represents the maximum ratio of debt less available cash to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) allowed in the reporting entity's credit agreement. + References No definition available. + Details
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