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Line of Credit, Covenant Terms, Leverage Ratio

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Line of credit facility accordion feature potential borrowing capacity.

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Line of Credit Facility, Ticking Fee Effective Period After Closing Date of Loan

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Line of Credit Facility, Ticking Fee Percentage

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Number of Tranches in Revolving Credit Facility

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Borrowings - Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended
Borrowings - Narrative (Details)	Jan. 20, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2019 USD ($) tranche	Jan. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 20, 2021 GBP (£)	Dec. 16, 2020	Oct. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2020 GBP (£)	Mar. 12, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 07, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of long-term debt			$ 1,797,069,000			$ 1,676,941,000
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility fee (as a percent)		0.08%
Minimum \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)			0.875%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility fee (as a percent)		0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity			$ 1,980,000,000
2020 Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount							$ 730,000,000.0
Aggregate principal amount of long-term debt			1,029,889,000			1,025,826,000
2020 Term Loan Facility \| U.K. subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount \| £								£ 250,000,000.0
Note Purchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of long-term debt									$ 500,000,000
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 200,000,000			£ 650,000,000
Ticking fee effective period	90 days
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ticking fee	0.80%
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)	0.875%
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)	0.00%
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ticking fee	22.50%
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)	1.625%
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)	0.625%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of tranches \| tranche		2
Aggregate principal amount of long-term debt			$ 268,794,000			152,794,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)			0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)			1.625%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)			0.625%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,250,000,000								$ 1,600,000,000
Credit facility, potential borrowing capacity		3,250,000,000
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		400,000,000.0
Letter of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit issued			$ 2,300,000
Letter of Credit \| Committed and Uncommitted Letter-of-Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit issued			$ 249,800,000
Sub Facility Of Swing Line Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
First Amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio					3.00
New Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)			0.875%
New Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)			0.00%
New Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)			1.50%
New Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin added to variable rate interest rate (percentage)			0.50%
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal balance of short-term debt			$ 252,100,000			$ 263,000,000.0
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on Senior Notes, possible increase (basis points)									0.75%
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Fair value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value			$ 547,800,000