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Debt - Long-term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Less: Debt issuance costs	$ (7,395)	$ (5,919)
Total debt, net	2,385,007	2,544,241
Less: Current portion, net	(226,079)	(315,093)
Total long-term debt, net	2,158,928	2,229,148
Interest rate on senior notes			1.53%
U.S. dollar 3.73% senior notes due September 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	300,000	300,000
Interest rate on senior notes						3.73%
U.S. dollar 3.91% senior notes due June 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	50,000	50,000
Interest rate on senior notes					3.91%
U.S. dollar 3.96% senior notes due August 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	100,000	100,000
Interest rate on senior notes				3.96%
U.S. dollar 4.18% senior notes due December 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 275,000	275,000
Interest rate on senior notes	4.18%
U.S. dollar 3.83% senior notes due September 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 100,000	100,000
Interest rate on senior notes						3.83%
U.S. dollar 4.32% senior notes due December 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 250,000	250,000
Interest rate on senior notes	4.32%
U.S. dollar 4.37% senior notes due December 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 50,000	50,000
Interest rate on senior notes	4.37%
U.S. dollar 3.98% senior notes due September 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 100,000	100,000
Interest rate on senior notes						3.98%
U.S. dollar 4.45% senior notes due August 2035
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	50,000	50,000
Interest rate on senior notes				4.45%
British pound 2.59% senior note due November 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 181,157	203,046
Interest rate on senior notes	2.59%
British pound 2.70% senior note due November 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 90,579	101,510
Interest rate on senior notes	2.70%
Euro 1.34% senior notes due October 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 320,808	341,284
Interest rate on senior notes	1.34%
Euro 1.71% senior notes due December 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 80,205	85,323
Interest rate on senior notes	1.71%
Euro 1.53% senior notes due October 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 213,894	227,541
Interest rate on senior notes	1.53%
Revolving credit facility borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 219,000	314,480
Other, principally foreign
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, gross	$ 11,759	$ 1,976

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