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Organization and Basis of Presentation Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block] | Inventories consist of the following:
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
| (in millions)
Raw materials and work-in-progress | $ | 263.4 |  |  | $ | 220.3 |
Finished goods | 25.7 |  |  | 25.0 |
Gross inventories | 289.1 |  |  | 245.3 |
Inventory valuation reserves | (27.3 | ) |  | (21.0 | )
Inventories, net | $ | 261.8 |  |  | $ | 224.3 |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] | Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:
| Estimated |  | December 31,
| Useful Lives |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (years) |  | (in millions)
Land |  |  | $ | 29.5 |  |  | $ | 27.8 |
Land improvements | 10-15 |  | 18.9 |  |  | 17.8 |
Buildings and building improvements | 15-40 |  | 306.6 |  |  | 293.3 |
Machinery and equipment | 3-12 |  | 1,648.6 |  |  | 1,512.6 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 95.1 |  |  | 123.1 |
|  |  | 2,098.7 |  |  | 1,974.6 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (1,040.2 | ) |  | (964.9 | )
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | $ | 1,058.5 |  |  | $ | 1,009.7 |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in goodwill:
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
| (in millions)
Beginning balance | $ | 156.4 |  |  | $ | 155.9 |
Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | 0.5 |
Ending balance | $ | 156.4 |  |  | $ | 156.4 |

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