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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
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, 2021 and March 31, 2020 are as follows (in millions):
|  | Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
| Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | (311.0) |  |  | $ | (101.1) |  |  | $ | (20.1) |  |  | $ | (432.2) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | (11.5) |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | (2.3) |
| Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2.5) |  |  | (2.5) |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 2.7 |  | (a) | 0.5 |  |  | (8.2) |  | (b) | (5.0) |
| Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.6) |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 0.6 |
| Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss | 2.1 |  |  | (11.0) |  |  | (0.3) |  |  | (9.2) |
| Balance at March 31, 2021 | $ | (308.9) |  |  | $ | (112.1) |  |  | $ | (20.4) |  |  | $ | (441.4) |
|  | 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 | — |  |  | (48.5) |  |  | (34.0) |  |  | (82.5) |
| Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 1.9 |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 2.0 |  | (a) | — |  |  | (3.0) |  | (b) | (1.0) |
| Income taxes reclassified into net income | (0.4) |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |
| Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1.6 |  |  | (48.5) |  |  | (34.7) |  |  | (81.6) |
| Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | (258.3) |  |  | $ | (149.7) |  |  | $ | (50.4) |  |  | $ | (458.4) |
(a) | These amounts were reclassified from AOCI to Other income (expense), net for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020.
(b) | The amounts reclassified from AOCI included $(2.3) million in cost of goods sold (COGS), $4.2 million in interest expense and $(10.1) million in Other income (expense), net for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and $(1.3) million in COGS, $2.0 million in interest expense and $(3.7) million in Other income (expense), net for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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