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Financial Instruments (Forward Interest Rate Swap Agreements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 24, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Jun. 25, 2018 | May 23, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018
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Interest Rate Swap |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | $ 1,700.0 |  | $ 300.0 | $ 200.0 | $ 1,000.0 | $ 0.0
Fixed interest rate |  |  | 2.885% | 2.723% | 2.915% |
Interest rate swap agreements - fixed rate paid 2.744% |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 50.0 |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 2.744% |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap agreements - fixed rate paid 2.808% |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 100.0 |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 2.808% |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap - fixed rate paid 2.728% |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 50.0 |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 2.728% |  |  |  |

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