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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 4,277.2 | $ 4,239.4
Current portion of long-term debt | 353.9 | 447.2
Long-term debt | 3,923.3 | 3,792.2
Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | 4,619.2 | 4,667.6
Current portion of long-term debt | 353.9 | 447.2
Long-term debt | 4,265.3 | 4,220.4
Other Borrowings |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | 19.9 | 113.2
Other Borrowings | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 19.9 | 113.1
U.S. Dollar-Denominated Term Loans | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 2.30% |
Total | $ 625.5 | 645.1
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 0.5 | 0.9
U.S. Dollar-Denominated Term Loans | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 625.5 | 645.1
Multi-Currency Revolving Loan Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 1.50% |
Total | $ 149.6 | 0.0
Unamortized debt issuance cost | 0.4 | 0.8
Multi-Currency Revolving Loan Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 149.6 | 0.0
4.375% Senior Notes, due 2023 | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 4.50% |
Total | $ 249.4 | 249.3
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 4.375% |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 0.6 | 0.7
4.375% Senior Notes, due 2023 | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 266.4 | 267.0
4.150 Percent Senior Notes Due Two Thousand and Twenty Four | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 4.60% |
Total | $ 746.0 | 745.7
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 4.15% |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 4.0 | 4.3
4.150 Percent Senior Notes Due Two Thousand and Twenty Four | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 810.8 | 817.3
3.2000 Percent Senior Notes Due Two Thousand and Twenty Eight | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 3.40% |
Total | $ 495.9 | 495.6
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 3.20% |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 4.1 | 4.4
3.2000 Percent Senior Notes Due Two Thousand and Twenty Eight | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 524.8 | 533.4
3.45% Senior Notes, due 2026 | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 3.50% |
Total | $ 748.8 | 748.7
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 3.45% |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 1.2 | 1.3
3.45% Senior Notes, due 2026 | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 803.1 | 819.5
4.70 Percent Senior Notes Due Two Thousand and Twenty Six | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) | 5.00% |
Total | $ 1,242.1 | 1,241.8
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 4.70% |
Unamortized debt issuance cost | $ 8.0 | 8.2
4.70 Percent Senior Notes Due Two Thousand and Twenty Six | Senior Notes | Fair Value |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 1,419.1 | $ 1,472.2

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