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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2019	Aug. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of line of credit facility					$ 56.0	$ 225.0
Aggregate borrowing capacity		$ 1,500.0		$ 1,000.0
Additional borrowing capacity		$ 500.0
Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility remaining borrowing capacity			$ 1.5		1.5
Repayment of line of credit facility			56.0
Credit facility maturity date		Jan. 11, 2024
Renewal period of credit facility		two six-month
Revolver \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.90%
Revolver \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Lower Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.775%
Revolver \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Upper Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		1.45%
Revolver \| Base Rate \| Lower Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.00%
Revolver \| Base Rate \| Upper Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.45%
Revolving Credit Facility Fee \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility Fee \| Base Rate \| Lower Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.125%
Revolving Credit Facility Fee \| Base Rate \| Upper Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.30%
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium	$ 50.0
Series H Senior Notes Three Point Three Seven Five Percent Due December Twenty Twenty Nine
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 650.0		$ 650.0
Debt interest rate			3.375%		3.375%
Maturity date					Dec. 31, 2029
Proceed from issuance of note					$ 640.0
Frequency of interest payable					Interest is payable semi-annually
Date of first payment					Dec. 15, 2019
Series Z Senior Notes Six Percent Due October Twenty Twenty One \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate	6.00%
Repayment of debt	$ 300.0
Series B Senior Notes Five Point Two Five Percent Due March Twenty Twenty Two \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate	5.25%
Repayment of debt	$ 350.0
Term Loan due September 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		Jan. 11, 2024		Sep. 30, 2020
Term loans			$ 500.0		$ 500.0
Renewal period of credit facility		one-year extension
Term Loan due May 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		Jan. 09, 2025		May 31, 2021
Term loans				$ 500.0
Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		1.00%
Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Lower Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.85%
Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Upper Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		1.65%
Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Lower Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.00%
Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Upper Limit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.65%
Term Loan \| Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Decrease in basis spread		0.10%