Multiemployer Plan Withdrawal Obligation Amount Suggested By Plan Different Than Amount Recorded By Company

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Multiemployer Plans, Withdrawal Obligation, Interest On Assessed Amount

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82911808&loc=d3e14326-108349

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Amount of the obligation recognized by withdrawing from a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Collective Bargaining Agreements (Detail) - Withdrawal from Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plan - Central States Plan - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	55 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2014	Oct. 09, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Final settlement amount	$ 48.9	$ 48.9
Amount of withdrawal liability	44.1	44.1	$ 32.9	$ 39.6
Interest on assessed amount of withdrawal liability	4.8	4.8
Payment of withdrawal liability assessment amount	$ 25.5
Acquired Company
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of withdrawal liability			$ 4.8		$ 4.8
Payment of withdrawal liability assessment amount		$ 4.2
Amount of withdrawal liability, amount suggested by Plan which is different than amount recorded by company					$ 6.9