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Debt, Weighted Average Borrowing Cost, Percent

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Higher Borrowing Capacity Option

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Short-Term financing which is expected to be paid back relatively quickly, such as by a subsequent longer-term loan. Also called swing loan or bridge financing.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Represents the portion of interest incurred in the period on debt arrangements that was charged against earnings, excluding amortization of debt discount (premium) and financing costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Long-Term Debt and Letters of Credit - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 22, 2021	Mar. 17, 2021	Jan. 04, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 04, 2021	Mar. 04, 2021	Jan. 03, 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt extinguishment cost		$ 13,400,000
Expected
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Weighted average borrowing cost (less than)				2.00%
Senior notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt called		$ 493,300,000
Debt face	$ 3,000,000,000.0				$ 3,000,000,000.0
Credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face						$ 1,000,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity						1,000,000,000.0
Additional borrowing capacity						$ 1,150,000,000
Credit facility \| Revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					750,000,000.0		$ 750,000,000
Credit facility \| Letters of credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity					616,000,000.0
Outstanding letters of credit					$ 26,500,000
0.65% Fixed Rate Notes due April 2023 \| Senior notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face	$ 300,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	0.65%				0.65%
0.95% Fixed Rate Notes due April 2024 \| Senior notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face	$ 450,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	0.95%				0.95%
Redemption price percentage	100.00%
1.60% Fixed Rate Notes due April 2026 \| Senior notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face	$ 450,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	1.60%				1.60%
2.25% Fixed Rate Notes due April 2028 \| Senior notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face	$ 700,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	2.25%				2.25%
2.75% Fixed Rate Notes due April 2031 \| Senior notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face	$ 1,100,000,000
Stated interest rate	2.75%				2.75%
FLIR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest and debt expense					$ 33,100,000
FLIR \| Senior notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face					$ 2,500,000
FLIR \| Short term stand-by bridge facility \| Bridge facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Bridge facility	$ 4,500,000,000		$ 4,500,000,000
Interest expense			$ 17,200,000