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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Reclassification Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | Reclassification adjustments and other activity impacting accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2013 are as follows (in millions):
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain on Derivatives |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2012 | $ | (274.5 | ) |  | $ | 7.6 |  |  | $ | 2.3 |  |  | $ | (264.6 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (3.6 | ) |  | 4.9 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 3.0 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Recorded in cost of goods sold) | 2.5 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 1.3 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | (1.1 | ) |  | 4.9 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 4.3 |
Balance at March 31, 2013 | $ | (275.6 | ) |  | $ | 12.5 |  |  | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | (260.3 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=SL7669686-108580 + Details
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