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Debt - Components of Debt (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 25, 2018 EUR (€) | Sep. 25, 2018 USD ($)
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total debt | $ 4,382,396 | $ 4,553,059 |  |
Less: Short term borrowings | (384,958) | (48,642) |  |
Long-term debt | $ 3,997,438 | 4,504,417 |  |
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 6.40% |  |  |
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 6.82% |  |  |
Senior Notes - 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 3.69% |  |  |
Senior notes | $ 299,381 | 298,499 |  |
Senior Notes, Euro Notes, 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 0.82% |  | 0.50% | 0.50%
Senior notes | $ 334,561 | 337,704 | € 300.0 |
Total debt |  |  | € 297.7 | $ 349,500
Senior Notes - 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 3.30% |  |  |
Senior notes | $ 299,004 | 298,698 |  |
Senior Notes, Euro Notes, 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 1.88% |  |  |
Senior notes | $ 558,124 | 564,034 |  |
Senior Notes, Euro Notes, 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 1.93% |  | 1.80% | 1.80%
Senior notes | $ 890,183 | 899,886 | € 800.0 |
Total debt |  |  | € 794.1 | $ 932,200
Senior Notes - 2028 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 4.57% |  |  |
Senior notes | $ 396,688 | 396,377 |  |
Senior notes - 2047 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 4.44% |  |  |
Senior notes | $ 493,571 | 493,151 |  |
Senior Notes - 2048 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 5.12% |  |  |
Senior notes | $ 785,996 | 785,788 |  |
Amortizing Note |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 6.09% |  |  |
Senior notes | $ 82,079 | 125,007 |  |
Bank overdrafts and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank overdrafts and other | 3,131 | 4,695 |  |
Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps | $ 57 | 57 |  |
Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] | Loans Payable [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 3.65% |  |  |
Senior notes | $ 239,621 | $ 349,163 |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Revolver Borrowings [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate | 1.125% |  |  |

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