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Nonoperating Income (Expense) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 24, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Other nonoperating income, net pension and postretirement benefits |  |  | $ 12.0 | $ 35.0 | $ 31.0
Payments of debt extinguishment costs | $ 7.0 |  | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0
Payments of debt extinguishment costs, after-tax | $ 5.0 |  |  |  |
Payments of debt extinguishment costs, per diluted share | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of investments |  |  | $ 0.0 | 22.2 | 137.9
Receivable from sale of marketable securities |  |  |  |  | 22.0
Marketable securities, realized gain |  |  |  |  | 73.0
Marketable securities, after tax realized gain |  |  |  |  | $ 46.0
Marketable securities, after-tax gain, per diluted share |  |  |  |  | $ 0.06
Senior notes | Redeemed notes |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  | $ 882.0 |  |  |
Senior notes | 2.4% senior unsecured notes due 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt | $ 500.0 |  |  |  |
Interest rate of debt instrument | 2.40% | 2.40% | 2.40% |  |
Senior notes | 5.0% senior unsecured notes due 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt | $ 375.0 |  |  |  |
Interest rate of debt instrument | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Pension benefit plans | Non-U.S. plan |  |  |  |  |
Settlement loss |  |  | $ (7.0) | $ 3.6 |
Settlement loss, net of tax |  |  | $ (6.0) |  |
Settlement loss, per diluted share |  |  | $ (0.01) |  |

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