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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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

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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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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Represents the quantification of the effect of changes in the valuation technique and related inputs, during the period, used to measure the liability at fair value as of the statement of financial position reporting date.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital leases due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations including current maturities.

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Long-Term and Other Debt - Outstanding Debt (Details)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Long-Term and Other Debt - Outstanding Debt (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2018 EUR (€)	Oct. 17, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	$ 9,164,400,000				$ 9,164,400,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(127,500,000)				(127,500,000)
Total long-term debt outstanding	9,036,900,000				9,036,900,000	$ 8,776,600,000
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(45,000,000)				(45,000,000)	(40,300,000)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	8,991,900,000				8,991,900,000	8,736,300,000
Debt instrument, fair value	8,773,300,000				8,773,300,000
Gain on remeasurement of debt	14,000,000	$ (4,000,000)	$ 34,500,000	$ (1,100,000)	43,400,000	0	$ 0
Senior Secured Term Loan B-5, maturing 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount									$ 900,000,000.0
Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage								2.946%
Senior Secured Euro Notes, maturing 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage									3.375%	3.375%
Debt amount \| €										€ 325,000,000.0
Senior Unsecured Euro Notes, Maturing 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage									5.50%	5.50%
Debt amount \| €										€ 250,000,000
Senior Secured and Unsecured Notes, maturing 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in foreign currency exchange rates					54,400,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	$ 4,108,000,000				$ 4,108,000,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	7.00%				7.00%
Face Value	$ 0				$ 0
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	0				0
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 0				$ 0	2,130,700,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.00%				5.00%			2.946%
Face Value	$ 1,250,000,000				$ 1,250,000,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(17,500,000)				(17,500,000)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 1,232,500,000				$ 1,232,500,000	343,700,000
Debt amount								$ 460,000,000.0	$ 900,000,000.0		$ 350,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| Senior Secured Euro Notes, maturing 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	3.375%				3.375%
Face Value	$ 371,900,000				$ 371,900,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(5,400,000)				(5,400,000)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 366,500,000				$ 366,500,000	0
Debt amount \| €										325,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes, maturing 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	10.00%				10.00%
Face Value	$ 2,200,000,000				$ 2,200,000,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(23,800,000)				(23,800,000)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 2,176,200,000				$ 2,176,200,000	2,170,100,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Unsecured Euro Notes, Maturing 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.50%				5.50%
Face Value	$ 286,100,000				$ 286,100,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(4,200,000)				(4,200,000)
Total long-term debt outstanding	281,900,000				281,900,000	0
Debt amount \| €										€ 250,000,000.0
Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	$ 584,100,000				$ 584,100,000
Senior Subordinated Notes \| Senior Subordinated Notes, maturing 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.25%				6.25%
Face Value	$ 243,500,000				$ 243,500,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(1,000,000)				(1,000,000)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 242,500,000				$ 242,500,000	241,800,000
Senior Subordinated Notes \| Senior Subordinated Notes, maturing 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.625%				6.625%
Face Value	$ 340,600,000				$ 340,600,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(3,300,000)				(3,300,000)
Total long-term debt outstanding	337,300,000				337,300,000	336,000,000
Capital Lease Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	$ 4,000,000				$ 4,000,000
Capital Lease Obligations \| Capital lease obligations, 3.9% as of December 31, 2018 payable monthly through 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	3.90%				3.90%
Face Value	$ 4,000,000				$ 4,000,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	0				0
Total long-term debt outstanding	4,000,000				4,000,000	10,700,000
Revolver \| Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Revolver, maturing 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	0				0
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	0				0
Total long-term debt outstanding	0				0	100,500,000
Revolver \| Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Revolver, maturing 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	325,000,000				325,000,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	0				0
Total long-term debt outstanding	325,000,000				325,000,000	249,500,000
Term Loan \| Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Term Loan B-4, maturing 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	0				0
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	0				0
Total long-term debt outstanding	0				0	3,193,600,000
Term Loan \| Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Term Loan B-5, maturing 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	4,143,300,000				4,143,300,000
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(72,300,000)				(72,300,000)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 4,071,000,000				$ 4,071,000,000	$ 0