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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
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 September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 are as follows (in millions):
|  | Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
| Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | (256.6) |  |  | $ | (144.9) |  |  | $ | (41.7) |  |  | $ | (443.2) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | 14.0 |  |  | (7.8) |  |  | 6.2 |
| Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 2.6 |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 2.1 |  | (a) | — |  |  | 14.7 |  | (b) | 16.8 |
| Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.4) |  |  | — |  |  | (2.8) |  |  | (3.2) |
| Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1.7 |  |  | 14.0 |  |  | 6.7 |  |  | 22.4 |
| Balance at September 30, 2020 | $ | (254.9) |  |  | $ | (130.9) |  |  | $ | (35.0) |  |  | $ | (420.8) |
|  | Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
| Balance at June 30, 2019 | $ | (239.8) |  |  | $ | (94.2) |  |  | $ | (19.4) |  |  | $ | (353.4) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (2.9) |  |  | (37.1) |  |  | (0.7) |  |  | (40.7) |
| Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 0.6 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1) |  |  | 0.5 |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1.3 |  | (a) | — |  |  | (6.8) |  | (b) | (5.5) |
| Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.3) |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 0.9 |
| Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1.3) |  |  | (37.1) |  |  | (6.4) |  |  | (44.8) |
| Balance at September 30, 2019 | $ | (241.1) |  |  | $ | (131.3) |  |  | $ | (25.8) |  |  | $ | (398.2) |
(a) | These amounts were reclassified from AOCI to Other income (expense), net for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.
(b) | The amounts reclassified from AOCI included $1.3 million in cost of goods sold (COGS), $4.1 million in interest expense and $9.3 million in Other income (expense), net for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and $(0.9) million in COGS, $1.7 million in interest expense and $(7.6) million in Other income (expense), net for the three months ended September 30, 2019.
Reclassification adjustments and other activity impacting accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 are as follows (in millions):
|  | Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
| Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | (259.9) |  |  | $ | (101.2) |  |  | $ | (15.7) |  |  | $ | (376.8) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | (29.7) |  |  | (42.6) |  |  | (72.3) |
| Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 5.7 |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 6.2 |  | (a) | — |  |  | 21.7 |  | (b) | 27.9 |
| Income taxes reclassified into net income | (1.2) |  |  | — |  |  | (4.1) |  |  | (5.3) |
| Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss | 5.0 |  |  | (29.7) |  |  | (19.3) |  |  | (44.0) |
| Balance at September 30, 2020 | $ | (254.9) |  |  | $ | (130.9) |  |  | $ | (35.0) |  |  | $ | (420.8) |
|  | 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 | (30.8) |  | (c) | (34.7) |  |  | (22.4) |  |  | (87.9) |
| Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 0.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 6.3 |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 3.8 |  | (a) | — |  |  | (9.6) |  | (b) | (5.8) |
| Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.8) |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 0.8 |
| Net change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (27.2) |  |  | (34.7) |  |  | (24.7) |  |  | (86.6) |
| Balance at September 30, 2019 | $ | (241.1) |  |  | $ | (131.3) |  |  | $ | (25.8) |  |  | $ | (398.2) |
(a) | These amounts were reclassified from AOCI to Other income (expense), net for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.
(b) | The amounts reclassified from AOCI included $2.3 million in COGS, $10.1 million in interest expense and $9.3 million in Other income (expense), net for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $(1.8) million in COGS, $(0.2) million in interest expense and $(7.6) million in Other income (expense), net for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
(c) | 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.

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