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Debt - Additional Information (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($) | May 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)
2.25% Medium-term notes due 2019 | Medium-term Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 600,000,000 |
Extinguishment of debt, amount |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt, stated interest rate |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |
Floating-Rate Medium Term Notes due 2019 | Medium-term Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 150,000,000 |
Extinguishment of debt, amount |  |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Two Point Four Percent Medium-Term Notes Due 2019 | Medium-term Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 600,000,000 |
Extinguishment of debt, amount | $ 600,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt, stated interest rate | 2.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.80% Medium-term notes due 2018 | Medium-term Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt, amount |  |  |  |  | $ 877,500,000 |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt, stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 6.80% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Variable Rate Notes Maturing May 11 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  | 364 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 195,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Credit Facility Maturing April 2023, Five Year Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 780,000,000.0
Line of Credit | Credit Facility Maturing April 2021, Five Year Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 765,000,000.0
Line of Credit | Global Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covenant, debt to equity ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 10.0 |  |
Covenant, debt to equity ratio, excluding subsidiary debt |  |  |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |
Unsecured Commercial Paper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  |  |  | 365 days |  |
Weighted-average interest rate of commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  | 1.94% | 2.79% |

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