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Unamortized deferred financing costs				(35,023,000)
Senior unsecured notes, net				7,376,851,000					$ 6,950,261,000
Repayment of unsecured debt				573,800,000	$ 450,000,000
Unsecured Senior Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
Principal Amount				7,500,000,000				€ 1,000,000,000.0
Principal amount of debt outstanding				7,450,025,000					7,009,375,000
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Unamortized deferred financing costs				(34,390,000)					(29,295,000)
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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3.410% Senior Notes due 2029 \| Unsecured Senior Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
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Principal Amount \| €							€ 150,000,000
Principal amount of debt outstanding				$ 170,910,000					176,250,000
0.950% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Unsecured Senior Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
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Principal Amount \| €							€ 525,000,000
Principal amount of debt outstanding				$ 598,185,000					616,875,000
4.650% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Unsecured Senior Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
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Principal amount of debt outstanding				$ 400,000,000					400,000,000
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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Principal Amount \| €							€ 500,000,000
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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Principal amount of debt outstanding				$ 350,000,000					350,000,000
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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Principal Amount \| €							€ 650,000,000
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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Principal Amount \| €							€ 200,000,000
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2.250% Senior Notes due 2033 \| Unsecured Senior Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
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Senior Unsecured Notes
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Principal amount of debt outstanding				$ 400,000,000					400,000,000
3.700% Senior Notes due 2034 \| Unsecured Senior Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
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Principal Amount \| €							€ 600,000,000
Principal amount of debt outstanding				$ 683,640,000					705,000,000
Senior Note 3.75% Due 2035 \| Unsecured Senior Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
Coupon rate (as a percent)				3.75%			3.75%
Principal Amount \| €							€ 500,000,000
Principal amount of debt outstanding				$ 569,700,000					$ 0
Senior Note 5.200% Due 2036 \| Unsecured Senior Notes \| Subsequent Events
Senior Unsecured Notes
Coupon rate (as a percent)						5.20%
Principal Amount						$ 350,000,000