Debt Instrument, Financing Fee, Amortization Period

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Repayments Of Long-Term Debt, Accrued Interest Payments

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Repayments Of Long-Term Debt, Premium Payments

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details)	Nov. 03, 2020 $ / shares	Oct. 22, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2020 $ / shares	Sep. 28, 2019 $ / shares	Sep. 26, 2020 $ / shares	Sep. 28, 2019 $ / shares	Oct. 22, 2020 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 EUR (€)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share (in USD per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.18	$ 0.18
Senior Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes Due in 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt face amount \| €									€ 450,000,000.0
Interest rate			5.50%		5.50%				5.50%
Senior Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes Due in 2025
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt face amount								$ 750,000,000.0
Interest rate			5.50%		5.50%			5.50%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.06
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| 3.875% Senior Notes Due in 2028
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt face amount		$ 533,500,000					€ 450,000,000.0
Interest rate		3.875%					3.875%
Financing fees		$ 8,000,000.0
Financing fee, amortization period		8 years
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes Due in 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayment of debt, premium payments		$ 14,600,000
Repayment of debt, accrued interest payments		$ 9,000,000.0