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Unrecognized Tax Benefts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning balance | $ 41.6 | $ 47.7 | $ 28.2 | $ 41.6
Increase in prior year tax positions |  | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.4
Decrease in prior year tax positions |  | (16.9) | (0.4) | (2.5)
Increase in current year tax positions |  | 6.0 | 10.5 | 9.3
Increase from acquisitions |  |  | 8.3 |
Settlement | (22.9) | (3.7) | (1.2) | (17.3)
Unrecognized tax benefits, decrease resulting from foreign currency translation |  |  |  | (3.3)
Unrecognized tax benefits, increase resulting from foreign currency translation |  |  | 0.8 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance |  | 38.7 | 47.7 | 28.2
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties, beginning balance | $ 6.9 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 6.9
Interest and penalties, increase in prior year tax positions |  | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.0
Interest and penalties, decrease in prior year tax positions |  | (2.5) | 0.0 | (0.5)
Interest and penalties, increase in current year tax positions |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Increase from acquisitions |  |  | 1.9 |
Interest and penalties, settlement |  | (1.6) | (0.1) | (5.6)
Unrecognized income tax benefit interest and penalties, decrease from foreign currency remeasurement adjustment |  |  |  | (0.3)
Unrecognized income tax benefit interest and penalties, increase from foreign currency remeasurement adjustment |  |  | 0.1 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties, ending balance |  | 6.9 | $ 7.5 | 2.5
Total Payments to Taxing Authority Regarding Transfer Pricing Issues, Including Payments Which Decreased Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |  | $ 28.0
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Settlement |  | $ (20.0) |  |

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