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Business Combinations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Metaldyne Performance Group, Inc. [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] | The following represents the final fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulting from the acquisition, as well as the calculation of goodwill:
(in millions) | April 6, 2017
Cash consideration | $ | 953.5 |
Share consideration | 576.7 |
Total consideration transferred | $ | 1,530.2 |
Fair value of MPG noncontrolling interests | 3.6 |
Total fair value of MPG | $ | 1,533.8 |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 202.1 |
Accounts receivable | 403.1 |
Inventories | 199.0 |
Prepaid expenses and other long-term assets | 119.9 |
Property, plant and equipment | 971.8 |
Intangible assets | 1,223.1 |
Total assets acquired | $ | 3,119.0 |
Accounts payable | 287.8 |
Accrued expenses and other | 137.7 |
Deferred income tax liabilities | 580.2 |
Debt | 1,918.7 |
Postretirement benefits and other long-term liabilities | 54.1 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 140.5 |
Goodwill | $ | 1,393.3 |
USM Mexico Manufacturing LLC [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] | The following represents the final fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulting from the acquisition, as well as the calculation of goodwill:
(in millions) | March 1, 2017
Contractual purchase price | $ | 162.5 |
Adjustment to contractual purchase price for working capital settlement | 2.5 |
Adjustments to contractual purchase price for capital equipment | 4.9 |
Adjustment to contractual purchase price for settlement of existing accounts payable balance | (22.8 | )
Cash acquired | (0.5 | )
Adjusted purchase price, net of cash acquired | $ | 146.6 |
Accounts receivable | 1.1 |
Inventories | 4.8 |
Prepaid expenses and other | 3.6 |
Property, plant and equipment | 38.4 |
Intangible assets | 31.7 |
Total assets acquired | $ | 79.6 |
Accounts payable | 10.8 |
Accrued expenses and other | 2.7 |
Deferred income tax liabilities | 1.2 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 64.9 |
Goodwill | $ | 81.7 |

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