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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Business Combinations1 [Abstract] |
Details of the Purchase Price Allocation by Year of Acquisition | Details of the purchase price allocation in the year of acquisition are as follows:
| Karel
Current assets, net of cash acquired | $ | 11.5 |
Property, plant and equipment and other long-term assets | 1.2 |
Goodwill | 3.7 |
Current liabilities | (1.0 | )
Deferred income taxes and other-long-term liabilities | (0.5 | )
| $ | 14.9 |

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