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Debt - Components of Debt (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 15, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2018 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 4,413,518		$ 4,413,518		$ 4,382,396
Less: Short term borrowings	(634,159)		(634,159)		(384,958)
Long-term debt	$ 3,779,359		$ 3,779,359		3,997,438
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	6.40%		6.40%
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	6.82%		6.82%
Senior Notes - 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	3.69%		3.69%
Senior notes	$ 0		$ 0		299,381
Senior Notes, Euro Notes, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	0.82%		0.82%			0.50%	0.50%
Senior notes	$ 368,234		$ 368,234		334,561		€ 300.0
Total debt						$ 349,500	€ 297.7
Senior Notes - 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	3.30%		3.30%
Senior notes	$ 299,311		$ 299,311		299,004
Senior Notes, Euro Notes, 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	1.88%		1.88%
Senior notes	$ 613,564		$ 613,564		558,124
Senior Notes, Euro Notes, 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	1.93%		1.93%			1.80%	1.80%
Senior notes	$ 978,134		$ 978,134		890,183		€ 800.0
Total debt						$ 932,200	€ 794.1
Senior Notes - 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	4.57%		4.57%
Senior notes	$ 397,006		$ 397,006		396,688
Senior notes - 2047 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	4.44%		4.44%
Senior notes	$ 493,992		$ 493,992		493,571
Senior Notes - 2048 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	5.12%		5.12%
Senior notes	$ 786,216		$ 786,216		785,996
Amortizing Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	6.09%		6.09%
Senior notes	$ 36,250		$ 36,250		82,079
Bank overdrafts and other [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank overdrafts and other	1,560		1,560		3,131
Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps	$ 57		$ 57		57
Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	3.65%		3.65%
Senior notes	$ 239,817		$ 239,817		239,621
Maximum ratio of net debt to EBI TDA with step-downs over time			3.50
Repayments of Debt			$ 110,000
Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] | Loans Payable [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum ratio of net debt to EBI TDA with step-downs over time	4.0
2022 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 200,000		$ 200,000
Maximum ratio of net debt to EBI TDA with step-downs over time	4.0		3.50
2022 Term Loan [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	1.73%		1.73%
Senior notes	$ 199,377		$ 199,377		$ 0
Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs		$ 200,000
Revolving credit facility				$ 200,000
Senior Notes - 2020 [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		$ 300,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Revolver Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate	1.125%		1.125%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | 2022 Term Loan [Member] | Loans Payable [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate				1.225%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | 2022 Term Loan [Member] | Loans Payable [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate				2.475%

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