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Short-term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Structured accounts payable arrangements			$ 640,000,000.0
Receivable Factoring Liability	$ 86,600,000	$ 0
Structured Accounts Payable [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Structured accounts payable arrangements	797,500,000		640,000,000.0
Receivable Purchasing Agreement [Domain]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Structured accounts payable arrangements			$ 0
Short-term Debt, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period	150,000,000
Receivable Purchasing Arrangements Sold	86,600,000	$ 101,500,000
Receivable Factoring Liability	$ 86,600,000

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