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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | Reclassification adjustments and other activity impacting accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 are as follows (in millions):
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | (252.0 | ) |  | $ | (34.1 | ) |  | $ | (6.6 | ) |  | $ | (292.7 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | — |  |  | 37.9 |  |  | 14.6 |  |  | 52.5 |
Income tax effect of other comprehensive income before reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (1.1 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1.7 |  | (a) | — |  |  | 1.6 |  | (b) | 3.3 |
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.4 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income | 1.3 |  |  | 37.9 |  |  | 15.1 |  |  | 54.3 |
Balance at March 31, 2018 | $ | (250.7 | ) |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | (238.4 | )
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | (243.5 | ) |  | $ | (122.4 | ) |  | $ | (23.7 | ) |  | $ | (389.6 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (1.7 | ) |  | 11.9 |  |  | 12.7 |  |  | 22.9 |
Income tax effect of other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | 0.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.6 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1.2 |  | (a) | — |  |  | 2.8 |  | (b) | 4.0 |
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.4 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | (0.3 | ) |  | 11.9 |  |  | 15.5 |  |  | 27.1 |
Balance at March 31, 2017 | $ | (243.8 | ) |  | $ | (110.5 | ) |  | $ | (8.2 | ) |  | $ | (362.5 | )
(a) | The amount reclassified from AOCI included $1.5 million in cost of goods sold (COGS) and $0.3 million in selling, general & administrative expenses (SG&A) for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $1.4 million in COGS and $(0.2) million in SG&A for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
(b) | The amounts reclassified from AOCI included $2.0 million in COGS and $(0.4) million in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $2.8 million in COGS for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

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