Debt Instrument, Purchase Price of Repurchased Debt

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Debt Repurchase, Convertible, Conversion Ratio

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Debt instrument, Repurchase Amount, Principal Amount

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Deferred Gain On Hedge Termination

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Number Of Loan Agreements Entered

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Unamortized Deferred Gain On Hedge Termination

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The amount of expense charged against earnings by an Entity to record deferred gains and losses on hedge instruments. Examples include gain on economic hedges, amortization of gain on designated fair value hedge and so forth.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Indebtedness (Narrative) (Details)						1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Indebtedness (Narrative) (Details)	Oct. 17, 2018	Aug. 01, 2018 USD ($) loan_agreement	Aug. 01, 2018 EUR (€) loan_agreement	May 09, 2018	Apr. 30, 2016 EUR (€) loan_agreement	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan_agreement	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan_agreement	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2018 EUR (€) loan_agreement	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unused borrowing capacity \| €																		€ 200,000,000.0
Remaining borrowing capacity on line of credit facility									$ 771,000,000		$ 771,000,000
Long-term Debt									1,704,800,000		1,704,800,000					$ 1,642,900,000
Cash purchase price ratio				1.0775
Repurchase amount, principal							$ 185,900,000
Purchase price of repurchased debt							200,300,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt							15,700,000				15,700,000	$ 0
Amortization of deferred hedge gains							$ 3,000,000
Short-term borrowings									181,300,000		181,300,000					90,800,000
Outstanding letters of credit									$ 14,100,000		$ 14,100,000					15,200,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate swap contract
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, percent									0.33%		0.33%				0.33%
Fair Value Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate swap contract
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred gain on hedge termination													$ 7,300,000
Amortization of deferred hedge gains									$ 100,000	$ 300,000	$ 3,600,000	$ 1,000,000
Unamortized portion of deferred gain									1,700,000		$ 1,700,000					5,300,000
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 8,800,000
Amortization of deferred hedge gains						1,700,000
Credit Facility \| Interest Accrual, Option Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											0.50%
Credit Facility \| Interest Accrual, Option Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											1.00%
Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											0.70%
Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Variable Basis, Additional Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											0.70%
Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Interest Accrual, Option One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											1.00%
Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Interest Accrual, Option Three \| Variable Basis, Additional Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											0.00%
Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											2.26%
Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Variable Basis, Additional Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											1.25%
Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Interest Accrual, Option One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											1.75%
Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Interest Accrual, Option Three \| Variable Basis, Additional Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											0.25%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity on line of credit facility									800,000,000		$ 800,000,000
Credit facility									29,000,000		29,000,000					97,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity on line of credit facility																703,000,000
Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event \| Interest Accrual, Option Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate								0.50%
Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event \| Interest Accrual, Option Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate								1.00%
Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event \| Minimum \| Interest Accrual, Option One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate	0.875%
Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event \| Minimum \| Interest Accrual, Option Three \| Variable Basis, Additional Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate								0.00%
Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event \| Maximum \| Interest Accrual, Option One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate								1.875%
Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event \| Maximum \| Interest Accrual, Option Three \| Variable Basis, Additional Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate								0.875%
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding									361,300,000		361,300,000				€ 312,000,000	374,200,000	€ 312,000,000
Credit facility									390,300,000		390,300,000					471,200,000
Amount borrowed		$ 394,700,000	€ 338,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write off of deferred debt issuance						900,000
1.056% Senior term loan due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes									$ 231,600,000		$ 231,600,000				€ 200,000,000.0	239,800,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, percent									1.056%		1.056%				1.056%
57/8% Senior notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes									$ 115,800,000		$ 115,800,000					305,300,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, percent									5.875%		5.875%		5.875%		5.875%
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 115,800,000		$ 115,800,000					$ 305,300,000
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage											100.00%
57/8% Senior notes due 2021 \| Interest Accrual, Option Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate											0.50%
57/8% Senior notes due 2021 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 122,500,000								€ 114,100,000
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due April 26, 2021, Total \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate					1.00%
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due April 26, 2021, Total \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate					1.75%
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due April 26, 2021, Total \| Rabobank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of loan agreements entered \| loan_agreement					2
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due April 26, 2021, First Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					€ 100,000,000				115,800,000		$ 115,800,000
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due April 26, 2021, Second Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					€ 200,000,000.0				239,800,000		239,800,000
Senior term loans due between 2019 and 2028 \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes									$ 825,700,000		$ 825,700,000
Number of loan agreements entered \| loan_agreement		7	7						14		14				14
Debt instrument, face amount \| €															€ 713,000,000