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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 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 June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 are as follows (in millions):
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
Balance at March 31, 2019 | $ | (240.9 | ) |  | $ | (99.1 | ) |  | $ | (3.6 | ) |  | $ | (343.6 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | 4.9 |  |  | (19.1 | ) |  | (14.2 | )
Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | 4.6 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1.3 |  | (a) | — |  |  | (1.4 | ) | (b) | (0.1 | )
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.1 | )
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1.1 |  |  | 4.9 |  |  | (15.8 | ) |  | (9.8 | )
Balance at June 30, 2019 | $ | (239.8 | ) |  | $ | (94.2 | ) |  | $ | (19.4 | ) |  | $ | (353.4 | )
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
Balance at March 31, 2018 | $ | (250.7 | ) |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | (238.4 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 14.7 |  |  | (81.2 | ) |  | (7.7 | ) |  | (74.2 | )
Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (3.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (4.0 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 1.6 |  | (a) | 0.2 |  |  | (0.1 | ) | (b) | 1.7 |
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | (0.2 | )
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 12.2 |  |  | (81.0 | ) |  | (7.9 | ) |  | (76.7 | )
Balance at June 30, 2018 | $ | (238.5 | ) |  | $ | (77.2 | ) |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | (315.1 | )
(a) | The amount reclassified from AOCI included $1.2 million in cost of goods sold (COGS) and $0.1 million in SG&A for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and $1.6 million in COGS for the three months ended June 30, 2018.
(b) | The amounts reclassified from AOCI included $(0.7) million in COGS and $(0.7) million in interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and $0.8 million in COGS and $(0.9) million in interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2018.
Reclassification adjustments and other activity impacting accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 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 income (loss) before reclassifications | (27.9 | ) | (a) | 2.4 |  |  | (21.7 | ) |  | (47.2 | )
Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.8 |  |  | 5.8 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 2.5 |  | (b) | — |  |  | (2.8 | ) | (c) | (0.3 | )
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | (0.1 | )
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss | (25.9 | ) |  | 2.4 |  |  | (18.3 | ) |  | (41.8 | )
Balance at June 30, 2019 | $ | (239.8 | ) |  | $ | (94.2 | ) |  | $ | (19.4 | ) |  | $ | (353.4 | )
| 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 (loss) before reclassifications | 14.7 |  |  | (43.3 | ) |  | 6.9 |  |  | (21.7 | )
Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (3.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  | (5.1 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 3.3 |  | (b) | 0.2 |  |  | 1.5 |  | (c) | 5.0 |
Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | (0.6 | )
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 13.5 |  |  | (43.1 | ) |  | 7.2 |  |  | (22.4 | )
Balance at June 30, 2018 | $ | (238.5 | ) |  | $ | (77.2 | ) |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | (315.1 | )
(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 $2.4 million in cost of goods sold (COGS) and $0.1 million in SG&A for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and $3.0 million in COGS and $0.3 million in SG&A for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
(c) | The amounts reclassified from AOCI included $(0.9) million in COGS and $(1.9) million in interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and $2.8 million in COGS and $(1.3) million in interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

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