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Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Narrative) (Details)		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 23, 2016 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		$ 98,639,000		$ 220,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 2,229,000		2,478,000
2013 Note Purchase Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount						$ 250,000,000
2016 Note Purchase Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| €	€ 160,000,000		€ 160,000,000
Issuance date	Sep. 23, 2016	Sep. 23, 2016
Series M Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| €	€ 40,000,000		40,000,000
Maturity date		Sep. 23, 2026
Series N Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| €			77,000,000
Series O Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| €			€ 43,000,000
2018 Note Purchase Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 400,000,000
Series P Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					85,000,000
Series P Notes [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate		1.82%	1.82%
Series Q Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					85,000,000
Series Q Notes [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate		2.15%	2.15%
Series R Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					75,000,000
Series R Notes [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate		2.42%	2.42%
Series S Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					75,000,000
Series S Notes [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate		2.55%	2.55%
Series T Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 80,000,000
Series T Notes [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate		2.90%	2.90%
The Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 2,229,000		2,478,000
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Series J Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate		1.63%	1.63%
Maturity date		Nov. 15, 2020
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Series M Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		Sep. 23, 2026
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Series N Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		Sep. 23, 2028
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Series O Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		Sep. 23, 2031
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Series P Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		May 30, 2025
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		May 30, 2027
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Series R Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		May 30, 2029
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Series S Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		May 30, 2030
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Series T Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		May 30, 2033
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity extension		1,500,000,000
Outstanding borrowings		$ 98,639,000		$ 262,297,000
Effective interest rate		1.28%	1.28%	3.01%
Short-term borrowings		$ 98,639,000		$ 220,000,000
Maturity date		Jun. 19, 2024
Foreign Lines of Credit And Overdraft Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		$ 0		0
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balance of unamortized debt issuance costs, line of credit		$ 2,392,000		$ 2,840,000
LIBOR [Member] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Series J Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.875%
Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.75%