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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | Total | Common Stock | Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury Stock | Stock Held By Employee Benefits Trusts | Noncontrolling Interests
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Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016 |  | 119.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 2,721.3 | $ 236.6 | $ 1,313.3 | $ 4,153.2 | $ (528.9) | $ (2,505.6) | $ (5.9) | $ 58.6
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | 598.0 |  |  | 587.3 |  |  |  | 10.7
Other comprehensive income | 170.2 |  |  |  | 166.9 |  |  | 3.3
Shares issued under stock and benefit plans, net of minimum tax withholdings (in shares) |  | 0.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued under stock and benefit plans, net of minimum tax withholdings | (13.7) |  | (18.8) |  |  | 5.1 |  |
Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 | 0.0 |  |  | 50.0 | (50.0) |  |  |
Treasury stock purchased under share repurchase program (in shares) |  | (0.5) |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock purchased under share repurchase program | (77.1) |  |  |  |  | (77.1) |  |
Cash dividends | (188.3) |  |  | (188.3) |  |  |  |
Dividends paid to employee benefits trusts | 0.9 |  | 0.9 |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 38.3 |  | 38.3 |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustment | 0.0 |  |  | (1.5) |  |  |  | 1.5
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | (8.4) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8.4)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests | (2.6) |  | (1.0) |  |  |  |  | (1.6)
Other | 0.4 |  | 0.0 | (0.1) |  |  |  | 0.5
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 120.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | 3,239.0 | $ 236.6 | 1,332.7 | 4,600.6 | (412.0) | (2,577.6) | (5.9) | 64.6
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | 306.3 |  |  | 299.8 |  |  |  | 6.5
Other comprehensive income | (201.5) |  |  |  | (207.3) |  |  | 5.8
Shares issued under stock and benefit plans, net of minimum tax withholdings (in shares) |  | 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued under stock and benefit plans, net of minimum tax withholdings | (7.4) |  | (14.0) |  |  | 6.6 |  |
Cash dividends | (188.8) |  |  | (188.8) |  |  |  |
Dividends paid to employee benefits trusts | 0.9 |  | 0.9 |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 42.5 |  | 42.5 |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustment | 0.0 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | (2.0)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | (10.3) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10.3)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests | (29.2) |  | (5.5) |  | (7.0) |  |  | (16.7)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 120.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | 3,155.7 | $ 236.6 | 1,356.6 | 4,717.8 | (626.3) | (2,571.0) | (5.9) | 47.9
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | (392.8) |  |  | (398.8) |  |  |  | 6.0
Other comprehensive income | (5.8) |  |  |  | (5.3) |  |  | (0.5)
Shares issued under stock and benefit plans, net of minimum tax withholdings (in shares) |  | 0.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued under stock and benefit plans, net of minimum tax withholdings | 11.5 |  | (2.1) |  |  | 13.6 |  |
Cash dividends | (189.6) |  |  | (189.6) |  |  |  |
Dividends paid to employee benefits trusts | 0.9 |  | 0.9 |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 49.7 |  | 49.7 |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustment | (0.1) |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | (2.5)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | (6.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6.6)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019 |  | 121.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | 2,622.9 | $ 236.6 | $ 1,405.1 | $ 4,131.8 | $ (631.6) | $ (2,557.4) | $ (5.9) | $ 44.3
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock authorized amount for future purchases | $ 590.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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