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Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
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 March 31, 2015
(In millions) | Current Balance Included within Accounts Receivable, net |  | Non-Current Balance Included within Investments and Other Assets |  | Total
Spain | $ | 71.1 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 73.3 |
Portugal | $ | 12.9 |  |  | $ | 7.7 |  |  | $ | 20.6 |
| As of December 31, 2014
(In millions) | Current Balance Included within Accounts Receivable, net |  | Non-Current Balance Included within Investments and Other Assets |  | Total
Spain | $ | 62.5 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | 67.5 |
Portugal | $ | 15.1 |  |  | $ | 7.6 |  |  | $ | 22.7 |

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