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Acquisitions And Divestitures Offer to Acquire HellermannTyton Group PLC (Details) - Subsequent Event $ in Millions	Jul. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2015 GBP (£)	Jul. 30, 2015 GBP (£)	Jul. 27, 2015
HellermannTyton Group PLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Offer price for announced acquisition, per acquiree share		£ 4.80
Offer price for announced acquisition	$ 1,660	£ 1,070,000,000
GBP:USD exchange rate				1.54
Implied enterprise value of acquiree \| $	$ 1,850
Senior Bridge Credit Agreement \| Barclays Bank \| Line of Credit
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			£ 550,000,000