v3.4.0.3
DEBT (Credit Facilities) (Details)
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3 Months Ended |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Previously Recorded Litigation Reserve In Connection With False Claims Act Lawsuit |
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$ 15.0
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Senior Notes, Noncurrent |
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$ 2,900.0
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Convertible Subordinated Debt, Current |
$ 95.0
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$ 94.5
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Senior Notes current 2015 |
$ 325.0
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325.0
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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayment Terms |
P5Y
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Line of Credit, Current |
$ 0.0
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Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |
715.0
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715.0
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Revolving Credit Facility, maximum borrowing capacity |
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$ 1,000.0
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Capital Lease Obligations, Current |
6.2
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5.4
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Debt, Current |
425.4
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423.9
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Other Long-term Debt |
$ 715.0
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55.5
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Credit Facility Option to Increase |
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250.0
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Credit Facility, Maximum Swing Line Borrowings |
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100.0
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Long-term Debt [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Revolving Credit Facility, interest rate at period end |
1.68%
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Senior notes due 2020 [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Senior Notes, Noncurrent |
$ 500.0
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500.0
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$ 500.0
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |
4.625%
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2.625%
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Senior notes due 2025 [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Senior Notes, Noncurrent |
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$ 1,000.0
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |
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3.60%
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Senior notes due 2045 [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Senior Notes, Noncurrent |
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$ 900.0
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |
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4.70%
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Senior notes due 2022 [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Senior Notes, Noncurrent |
$ 500.0
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$ 500.0
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$ 500.0
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |
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3.20%
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60-Day Debt Bridge Traunche [Domain] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Bridge Term Credit Facility Agreement, Maximum Borrowing Amount |
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400.0
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Target Ratio to Resume Share Repurchase [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Debt to EBITDA (leverage) ratio |
2.5
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Credit Facility, Maximum Letters of Credit |
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$ 125.0
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Debt to EBITDA (leverage) ratio |
0
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Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End |
1.53%
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Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Debt to EBITDA (leverage) ratio |
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4.75
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Covance [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Debt to EBITDA (leverage) ratio |
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3.75
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4.25
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Prime Rate [Member] | Term Loan [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description |
0.125% to 1.00%
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Prime Rate [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description |
0.00% to 0.60%
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London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Description |
0.125% to 0.40%
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London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Term Loan [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description |
1.125% to 2.00%
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London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description |
1.00% to 1.60%
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Excluding Underwriting Discounts & Other Fees [Member] |
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
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Senior Notes, Noncurrent |
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$ 2,870.2
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- DefinitionThe carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.
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