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Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract] |
Net accounts receivable balances from product sales in selected European countries | Our net accounts receivable balances from product sales in selected European countries are summarized as follows:
| As of September 30, 2014
(In millions) | Current Balance Included within Accounts Receivable, net |  | Non-Current Balance Included within Investments and Other Assets |  | Total
Spain | $ | 58.2 |  |  | $ | 10.9 |  |  | $ | 69.1 |
Italy | $ | 68.1 |  |  | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | 69.6 |
Portugal | $ | 19.8 |  |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | 28.3 |
| As of December 31, 2013
(In millions) | Current Balance Included within Accounts Receivable, net |  | Non-Current Balance Included within Investments and Other Assets |  | Total
Spain | $ | 113.3 |  |  | $ | 6.8 |  |  | $ | 120.1 |
Italy | $ | 76.1 |  |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | 78.5 |
Portugal | $ | 10.4 |  |  | $ | 8.2 |  |  | $ | 18.6 |

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