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Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2019 CAD ($) | Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes paid |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38.6 | $ 28.5 |  |  |
Canada Revenue Agency Reassessment Action | Reassessment for the 2014 and 2015 taxation years | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liability recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.4 | $ 1.1
Canada Revenue Agency Reassessment Action | Reassessment for the 2014 and 2015 taxation years | Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provincial income taxes assessed |  | $ 13.9 | $ 10.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada Revenue Agency Reassessment Action | Reassessment for the 2014 and 2015 taxation years | Barbados |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liability recorded |  | 6.5 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5.0 |  |
Canada Revenue Agency Reassessment Action | Taxation years 2016 through 2019 | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liability recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31.4 | $ 24.2
Canada Revenue Agency Reassessment Action | Taxation years 2016 through 2019 | Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liability recorded |  | $ 4.6 |  |  |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |
Income taxes paid | $ 71.0 |  | $ 3.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada Revenue Agency Reassessment Action | Taxation years 2016 through 2019 | Barbados |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate (as a percent) | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada Revenue Agency Reassessment Action | Taxation years 2016 Through 2018 | Barbados |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liability recorded |  | $ 62.2 |  |  |  |  |  | 47.9 |  |
Canada Revenue Agency Reassessment Action | Taxation year 2019 | Barbados |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liability recorded |  | $ 41.8 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32.2 |  |
Canada Revenue Agency Reassessment Action | 2013 taxation year | Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provincial income taxes assessed |  |  |  | $ 10.8 | $ 8.3 |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes paid | $ 419.4 |  | $ 30.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate (as a percent) | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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