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Transfers Of Financial Assets (Schedule Of Gross And Net Receivables Transferred As Well As Short-Term Borrowings Related To The Securitization Transactions) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Gross Receivables	$ 361.6	$ 450.8
Less: Receivables not transferred	126.6	204.8
Net receivables transferred	235.0	246.0
Accounts receivable securitization facility borrowings	$ 235.0	$ 246.0

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Carrying amount of liabilities associated with financial assets accounted for as secured borrowings recognized in the transferor's statement of financial position at the end of each period presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64858031&loc=SL6224234-111729

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