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Debt - Components of Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 4,512,906	$ 4,553,059
Less: Short term borrowings	(84,231)	(48,642)
Long-term debt	$ 4,428,675	4,504,417
2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	3.69%
Credit facilities	$ 298,954	298,499
2021 Euro Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	0.82%
Credit facilities	$ 338,505	337,704
2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	3.30%
Credit facilities	$ 298,850	298,698
2024 Euro Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	1.88%
Credit facilities	$ 565,404	564,034
2026 Euro Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	1.93%
Credit facilities	$ 902,063	899,886
2028 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	4.57%
Credit facilities	$ 396,535	396,377
2047 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	4.44%
Credit facilities	$ 493,361	493,151
2048 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	5.12%
Credit facilities	$ 785,890	785,788
Amortizing Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	6.09%
Credit facilities	$ 103,968	125,007
Bank overdrafts and other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank overdrafts and other	4,949	4,695
Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps	$ 57	57
Term loan credit agreement | Loans payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	3.65%
Credit facilities	$ 324,370	$ 349,163
LIBOR | Revolver Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	1.125%

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