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Debt - Schedule of Company's Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018
Three Point Six Two Five Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, face amount | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes, due year | 2024 |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.625% | 3.625% | 3.625% |
Four Point One Five Zero Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, face amount | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes, due year | 2025 |  |  |
Interest rate | 4.15% | 4.15% | 4.15% |
One Point Nine Zero Zero Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, face amount | € |  |  | € 550,000,000 |
Senior Notes, due year | 2023 |  |  |
Interest rate | 1.90% | 1.90% | 1.90% |
One Point Five Zero Zero Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, face amount | € |  |  | € 600,000,000 |
Senior Notes, due year | 2027 |  |  |
Interest rate | 1.50% | 1.50% | 1.50% |
Three Point One Zero Zero Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, face amount |  | $ 425,000,000 |  |
Senior Notes, due year | 2022 |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.10% | 3.10% | 3.10% |
Bank Term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate of bank term debt | 4.97% | 4.97% | 4.97% | 4.89%
Government Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate of bank term debt | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 2.18%

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