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Segment Reporting Sales and Segment Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | $ 1,998.5 | $ 1,149.3
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 140.1 | 99.4
Net sales | 1,858.4 | 1,049.9
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 317.0 | 183.6
Driveline [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | 1,070.6 | 999.3
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 0.2 | 0.5
Net sales | 1,070.4 | 998.8
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 170.0 | 153.2
Metal Forming [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | 397.0 | 150.0
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 105.9 | 98.9
Net sales | 291.1 | 51.1
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 75.3 | 30.4
Powertrain [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | 291.9 | 0.0
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 4.8 | 0.0
Net sales | 287.1 | 0.0
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 50.1 | 0.0
Casting [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Inclusive of Intersegment Sales | 239.0 | 0.0
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Intersegment Sales | 29.2 | 0.0
Net sales | 209.8 | 0.0
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA | $ 21.6 | $ 0.0

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