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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
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, 2019 and March 31, 2018 are as follows (in millions):
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | (213.9 | ) |  | $ | (96.6 | ) |  | $ | (1.1 | ) |  | $ | (311.6 | )
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | (27.9 | ) | (a) | (2.5 | ) |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (33.0 | )
Income tax effect of other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 1.2 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1.2 |  | (b) | — |  |  | (1.4 | ) | (c) | (0.2 | )
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss | (27.0 | ) |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (32.0 | )
Balance at March 31, 2019 | $ | (240.9 | ) |  | $ | (99.1 | ) |  | $ | (3.6 | ) |  | $ | (343.6 | )
| 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 |  | (b) | — |  |  | 1.6 |  | (c) | 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 | )
(a) | ASU 2018-02 became effective on January 1, 2019, and we elected to reclassify the stranded tax effects caused by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, resulting in a decrease in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of $27.7 million at January 1, 2019. See Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation for further detail.
(b) | The amount reclassified from AOCI included $1.2 million in cost of goods sold (COGS) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $1.5 million in COGS and $0.3 million in SG&A for the three months ended March 31, 2018.
(c) | The amounts reclassified from AOCI included $(0.2) million in COGS and $(1.2) million in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $2.0 million in COGS and $(0.4) million in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

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