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Other Long-Term Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ManufacturingSite OPERABLE_UNIT	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accruals for extended environmental-related activities	$ 314.8	$ 322.5	$ 179.6
Estimated costs of current investigation and remediation activities included in other accruals	57.6	$ 51.0	$ 28.6
Amount by which unaccrued maximum of estimated range exceeds minimum	$ 115.5
Number of manufacturing sites accounting for the majority of the accrual for environmental-related activities | ManufacturingSite	4
Accruals for environmental-related activities of sites accounting for the majority of the accrual for environmental-related activities	$ 320.1
Percentage of accrual for environmental-related activities related to sites accounting for the majority of the accrual for environmental-related activities	86.00%
Amount of unaccrued maximum related to sites accounting for the majority of the accrual for environmental-related activities	$ 91.3
Percentage of aggregate unaccrued maximum related to sites accounting for the majority of the accrual for environmental-related activities	79.00%
Remaining number of operable units | ManufacturingSite	3
Environmental costs, remedy implementation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Regulatory agency significant cost components liability	85.00%
Environmental costs, regulatory agency interaction
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Regulatory agency significant cost components liability	10.00%
Environmental costs, project management nd other costs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Regulatory agency significant cost components liability	5.00%
NEW JERSEY
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of operable units | OPERABLE_UNIT	6

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