Debt Instrument, Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 470
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Debt (Senior Notes) (Details) - Senior notes - USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Apr. 03, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maximum aggregate principal amount				$ 459,800,000
2017 FMC Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		2.00%	2.00%
3.45% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.45%	3.45%	3.45%	3.45%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage	100.00%