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Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Reclassification adjustments to cash flow hedges included in net income, tax	$ 0.5	$ 0.5	$ 1.6	$ 1.6
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans actuarial loss and prior service cost, tax	$ 1.2	$ 1.0	$ 3.7	3.1
Changes in unfunded employee benefit obligations, tax				$ 2.0

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Tax effect of the adjustment out of other comprehensive income for prior service costs and net loss recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost during the period.

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Tax effect of the accumulated change in the value of either the projected benefit obligation or the plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from a change in an actuarial assumption that has not been recognized in net periodic benefit cost. Also includes the tax effect of the cost (credit) resulting from a plan amendment that occurred during the period that has not been recognized in net periodic benefit cost.

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Amount of tax expense (benefit) of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income of accumulated gain (loss) realized from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's deferred hedging gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84228862&loc=d3e640-108580

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph c
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84234895&loc=d3e41638-113959

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