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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) country	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 EUR (€)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Number of countries where products sold, countries (more than) | country	140
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedging | Foreign currency contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 78.4			$ 127.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Net Investment Hedging | Cross currency swap contract
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	300.0			300.0	$ 300.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Net Investment Hedging | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Payment
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	267.9					€ 245.7
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Net Investment Hedging | Credit facility, expires 2023
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount | €		€ 30.0	€ 160.0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign currency contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 2,425.5			$ 1,335.8

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5580258-113959

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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