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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | Reclassification adjustments and other activity impacting accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) during the year ended December 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows (in millions):
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Loss on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
Balance at January 1, 2016 | $ | (223.9 | ) |  | $ | (119.2 | ) |  | $ | (13.4 | ) |  | $ | (356.5 | )
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | (27.5 | ) |  | (3.2 | ) |  | (20.8 | ) |  | (51.5 | )
Income tax effect of other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | 5.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.8 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net income | 3.2 |  | (a) | — |  |  | 10.5 |  | (b) | 13.7 |
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (1.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1.1 | )
Net current period other comprehensive loss | (19.6 | ) |  | (3.2 | ) |  | (10.3 | ) |  | (33.1 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | (243.5 | ) |  | $ | (122.4 | ) |  | $ | (23.7 | ) |  | $ | (389.6 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (20.1 | ) |  | 88.3 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 80.2 |
Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 5.5 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 5.3 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net income | 8.2 |  | (a) | — |  |  | 5.3 |  | (b) | 13.5 |
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (2.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2.1 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | (8.5 | ) |  | 88.3 |  |  | 17.1 |  |  | 96.9 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | (252.0 | ) |  | $ | (34.1 | ) |  | $ | (6.6 | ) |  | $ | (292.7 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 41.9 |  |  | (62.7 | ) |  | 5.4 |  |  | (15.4 | )
Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (8.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (8.6 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net income | 6.0 |  | (a) | 0.2 |  |  | (0.4 | ) | (b) | 5.8 |
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (1.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | (0.7 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | 38.1 |  |  | (62.5 | ) |  | 5.5 |  |  | (18.9 | )
Balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | (213.9 | ) |  | $ | (96.6 | ) |  | $ | (1.1 | ) |  | $ | (311.6 | )
(a) The amount reclassified from AOCI included $6.0 million in cost of goods sold (COGS) for the year ended December 31, 2018, $8.7 million in COGS and $(0.5) million in SG&A for the year ended December 31, 2017 and $4.4 million in COGS and $(1.2) million in SG&A for the year ended December 31, 2016.
(b) The amounts reclassified from AOCI included $2.8 million in COGS and $(3.2) million in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2018, $5.3 million in COGS for the year ended December 31, 2017, and $10.5 million in COGS for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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