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Segment and Geographic Information Segment and Geographic Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Segment and Geographic Information [Abstract] |
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Country [Table Text Block] |
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (in millions)
Net sales |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 2,073.6 |  |  | $ | 1,682.0 |  |  | $ | 1,576.6 |
Canada | 64.6 |  |  | 74.4 |  |  | 75.0 |
Mexico | 1,055.5 |  |  | 865.6 |  |  | 755.1 |
South America | 156.5 |  |  | 201.1 |  |  | 216.4 |
Asia | 238.6 |  |  | 255.2 |  |  | 214.5 |
Europe and other | 107.2 |  |  | 129.0 |  |  | 93.3 |
Total net sales | $ | 3,696.0 |  |  | $ | 3,207.3 |  |  | $ | 2,930.9 |
Long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 885.9 |  |  | $ | 850.0 |  |  | $ | 865.3 |
Mexico | 513.2 |  |  | 469.3 |  |  | 417.7 |
South America | 80.5 |  |  | 100.2 |  |  | 113.3 |
Asia | 177.3 |  |  | 176.7 |  |  | 159.0 |
Europe | 94.0 |  |  | 93.2 |  |  | 72.5 |
Total long-lived assets | $ | 1,750.9 |  |  | $ | 1,689.4 |  |  | $ | 1,627.8 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of information concerning material long-lived assets (excluding financial instruments, customer relationships with financial institutions, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred taxes assets) located in identified geographic areas and/or the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to that country from which revenue is material. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 1 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599 + Details
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