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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
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 September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 are as follows (in millions):
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain on Derivatives |  | Total
Balance at June 30, 2014 | $ | (192.2 | ) |  | $ | (7.2 | ) |  | $ | 1.7 |  |  | $ | (197.7 | )
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | — |  | (a) | (23.3 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (25.3 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 0.6 |  | (a)(b) | — |  |  | (0.5 | ) | (c) | 0.1 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | 0.6 |  |  | (23.3 | ) |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (25.2 | )
Balance at September 30, 2014 | $ | (191.6 | ) |  | $ | (30.5 | ) |  | $ | (0.8 | ) |  | $ | (222.9 | )
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain on Derivatives |  | Total
Balance at June 30, 2013 | $ | (273.9 | ) |  | $ | (9.2 | ) |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | (282.4 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 10.7 |  | (a) | 2.5 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 13.1 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 4.4 |  | (a)(b) | — |  |  | (0.5 | ) | (c) | 3.9 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | 15.1 |  |  | 2.5 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | 17.0 |
Balance at September 30, 2013 | $ | (258.8 | ) |  | $ | (6.7 | ) |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | (265.4 | )
(a) | The amounts are net of tax of $0.0 million and $(0.3) million for the other comprehensive loss before reclassifications and the amounts reclassified from AOCI, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and $(5.6) million and $(2.3) million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2013.
(b) | The net amount reclassified from AOCI included $0.8 million in cost of goods sold (COGS) and $(0.3) million in selling, general & administrative expenses (SG&A) for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and $1.2 million in COGS and $3.2 million in SG&A for the three months ended September 30, 2013.
(c) | The amounts reclassified from AOCI are included in COGS.
Reclassification adjustments and other activity impacting accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 are as follows (in millions):
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain on Derivatives |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | (197.9 | ) |  | $ | (18.6 | ) |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | (216.2 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 4.5 |  | (a) | (11.9 | ) |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (7.8 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 1.8 |  | (a)(b) | — |  |  | (0.7 | ) | (c) | 1.1 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | 6.3 |  |  | (11.9 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (6.7 | )
Balance at September 30, 2014 | $ | (191.6 | ) |  | $ | (30.5 | ) |  | $ | (0.8 | ) |  | $ | (222.9 | )
| 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 | 8.0 |  | (a) | (14.3 | ) |  | 0.4 |  |  | (5.9 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 7.7 |  | (a)(b) | — |  |  | (2.6 | ) | (c) | 5.1 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | 15.7 |  |  | (14.3 | ) |  | (2.2 | ) |  | (0.8 | )
Balance at September 30, 2013 | $ | (258.8 | ) |  | $ | (6.7 | ) |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | (265.4 | )

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