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Segment Reporting Sales and Segment Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | $ 1,863.6 | $ 1,093.3 | $ 4,912.9 | $ 3,254.8
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 139.2 | 86.4 | 380.8 | 253.3
Net sales | 1,724.4 | 1,006.9 | 4,532.1 | 3,001.5
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 297.7 | 156.7 | 807.0 | 471.3
Driveline [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | 1,007.9 | 956.1 | 3,028.7 | 2,840.4
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.8
Net sales | 1,007.7 | 956.0 | 3,027.6 | 2,836.6
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 181.4 | 134.4 | 513.5 | 391.9
Metal Forming [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | 368.2 | 137.2 | 887.5 | 414.4
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 106.8 | 86.3 | 315.1 | 249.5
Net sales | 261.4 | 50.9 | 572.4 | 164.9
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 70.7 | 22.3 | 170.5 | 79.4
Powertrain [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | 260.9 | 0.0 | 544.5 | 0.0
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 3.8 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0
Net sales | 257.1 | 0.0 | 538.5 | 0.0
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 36.8 | 0.0 | 88.7 | 0.0
Casting [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | 226.6 | 0.0 | 452.2 | 0.0
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 28.4 | 0.0 | 58.6 | 0.0
Net sales | 198.2 | 0.0 | 393.6 | 0.0
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | $ 8.8 | $ 0.0 | $ 34.3 | $ 0.0

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