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Long-Term and Other Debt - February 2018 Refinancing Transaction (Details) | Mar. 02, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 14, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 14, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 18, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 14, 2018 EUR (€)
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Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2025 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Additional principal borrowings |  | $ 900,000,000.0 |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes, Maturing 2026 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount | € |  |  |  |  | € 325,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  | 3.375% |  |  | 3.375%
Senior Unsecured Notes, Maturing 2026 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount | € |  |  |  |  | € 250,000,000
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  | 5.50% |  |  | 5.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loan B-5 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount |  | $ 900,000,000.0 |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2022 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of senior debt |  | 1,400,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-4, maturing 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount |  |  | $ 3,282,800,000.0 |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Lender Joinder Agreement, maturing 2020 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Additional borrowing capacity |  | 24,000,000.0 |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  | $ 620,200,000.0 |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast | Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of senior debt | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast | Senior Secured Credit Facility, Lender Joinder Agreement, maturing 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  | $ 445,700,000.0 |
LIBOR | Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loan B-5 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Margin spread on debt |  | 2.75% |  |  |
LIBOR | Senior Secured Term Loan B-4, maturing 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Margin spread on debt |  |  | 3.25% |  |

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