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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings - Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Controlling Interests (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | [1] | $ (555.4) |  |  |
Ending Balance |  | (785.6) | $ (555.4) | [1] |
As Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (559.9) |  |  |
Ending Balance |  |  | (559.9) |  |
Pension Liability [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (43.0) | (47.3) |  |
Reclassification to retained earnings of income tax effects related to the Tax Act |  | (7.9) |  |  |
Net change in period |  | (10.3) | 4.3 |  | $ (4.4)
Ending Balance |  | (61.2) | (43.0) |  | (47.3)
Pension Liability [Member] | As Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  |  | (42.9)
Foreign Currency Translation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (521.3) | (702.2) |  |
Net change in period |  | (197.7) | 183.4 |  | (231.8)
Ending Balance |  | (719.0) | (521.3) |  | (702.2)
Foreign Currency Translation [Member] | As Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  |  | (477.4)
Foreign Currency Translation [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | (2.5) |  | 7.0
Ending Balance |  |  |  |  | (2.5)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | 8.9 | (7.1) |  |
Reclassification to retained earnings of income tax effects related to the Tax Act |  | 1.3 |  |  |
Net change in period |  | (15.6) | 16.0 |  | (4.9)
Ending Balance |  | (5.4) | 8.9 |  | (7.1)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member] | As Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  |  | (2.2)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (555.4) | (756.6) |  |
Reclassification to retained earnings of income tax effects related to the Tax Act |  | (6.6) |  |  |
Net change in period |  | (223.6) | 203.7 |  | (241.1)
Ending Balance |  | $ (785.6) | (555.4) |  | (756.6)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) [Member] | As Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  |  | (522.5)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | $ (2.5) |  | 7.0
Ending Balance |  |  |  |  | $ (2.5)
[1] | See Note 3 - Revenues from Contracts with Customers for additional information about the restatements related to Topic 606.

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