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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of short-term borrowings using unsecured obligations issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors. The maturities of these money market securities generally do not exceed 270 days.

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

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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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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Fair value portion of contractual arrangement with a lender under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Fair value portion of notes payable.

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Debt - Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2012	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 09, 2015	Jan. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Less current portion of long term debt and commercial paper		$ 1,172,781,000	$ 1,382,738,000
Secured Credit Facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	3 years
3.85% Senior Notes due February 1, 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage		3.85%			3.85%
2.00% Senior Notes due January 14, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage		2.00%		2.00%
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Capital leases and other		$ 10,579,000	11,643,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(6,607,000)	(7,117,000)
Total debt		2,779,585,000	2,556,967,000
Less current portion of long term debt and commercial paper		1,172,781,000	1,382,738,000
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,606,804,000	1,174,229,000
Fair Value \| Secured Credit Facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Securitization facility, due December 19, 2017		0	500,000,000
Fair Value \| 3.85% Senior Notes due February 1, 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable		625,116,000	615,006,000
Fair Value \| 2.00% Senior Notes due January 14, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable		626,828,000	556,460,000
Fair Value \| Floating Rate Notes due September 11, 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable		355,262,000	0
Fair Value \| 2015 Senior Credit Facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable		18,055,000	60,672,000
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Capital leases and other		10,579,000	11,643,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(6,607,000)	(7,117,000)
Total debt		2,717,446,000	2,511,485,000
Less current portion of long term debt and commercial paper		1,172,781,000	1,382,738,000
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,544,665,000	1,128,747,000
Carrying Value \| Secured Credit Facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Securitization facility, due December 19, 2017		0	500,000,000
Carrying Value \| 3.85% Senior Notes due February 1, 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable		600,000,000	600,000,000
Carrying Value \| 2.00% Senior Notes due January 14, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable		590,667,000	525,984,000
Carrying Value \| Floating Rate Notes due September 11, 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable		354,400,000	0
Carrying Value \| 2015 Senior Credit Facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable		18,055,000	60,672,000
United States \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
U.S. commercial paper		122,000,000	283,800,000
United States \| Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
U.S. commercial paper		122,000,000	283,800,000
Europe \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
U.S. commercial paper		1,028,352,000	536,503,000
Europe \| Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
U.S. commercial paper		$ 1,028,352,000	$ 536,503,000