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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 4,465.8 | $ 4,429.3
Less - current portion | 697.1 | 95.7
Long-term portion | 3,768.7 | 4,333.6
Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | 4,673.0 | 4,655.4
Other Borrowings |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | 30.0 | 32.4
Other Borrowings | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 30.0 | 32.4
U.S. Dollar-Denominated Term Loans | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 2.00% |
Total | $ 953.1 | 684.7
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 1.7 | 1.1
U.S. Dollar-Denominated Term Loans | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 953.1 | 684.7
Multi-Currency Revolving Loan Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 1.60% |
Total | $ 0.0 | 231.5
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 1.4 | 0.9
Multi-Currency Revolving Loan Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 0.0 | 231.5
Floating Rate Notes, due 2021 | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 2.30% |
Total | $ 498.6 | 498.0
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 1.4 | 2.0
Floating Rate Notes, due 2021 | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 492.9 | 500.0
4.375% Senior Notes, due 2023 | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 4.50% |
Total | $ 249.2 | 249.1
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 4.375% |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 0.8 | 0.9
4.375% Senior Notes, due 2023 | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 253.4 | 263.9
4.150 Percent Senior Notes Due Twenty Thousand and Twenty Four | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 4.60% |
Total | $ 745.0 | 744.3
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 4.15% |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 5.0 | 5.7
4.150 Percent Senior Notes Due Twenty Thousand and Twenty Four | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 788.8 | 805.5
3.45% Senior Notes, due 2026 | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 3.50% |
Total | $ 748.6 | 748.5
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 3.45% |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 1.4 | 1.5
3.45% Senior Notes, due 2026 | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 769.6 | 759.1
4.70 Percent Senior Notes Due Twenty Thousand and Twenty Six | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 5.00% |
Total | $ 1,241.3 | 1,240.8
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 4.70% |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 8.7 | 9.2
4.70 Percent Senior Notes Due Twenty Thousand and Twenty Six | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 1,385.2 | $ 1,378.3

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