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Short-term and Long-term Debt - Short-term and Long-term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other debt | $ 208.4 | $ 160.2
Unsecured notes | 250.0 | 150.0
Long-term debt including current maturities | 1,208.4 | 1,010.2
Less: notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt: |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt | (250.0) | (150.0)
Commercial paper borrowings | (170.0) | (130.0)
Other notes | (33.4) | (21.4)
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt | (453.4) | (301.4)
Total long-term debt | 755.0 | 708.8
Long-term debt including current maturities | 1,208.4 | 1,010.2
5.50% Unsecured Notes Due 2017 [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured notes |  | 150.0
Less: notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt: |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt |  | (150.0)
4.25% Unsecured Notes Due 2018 [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured notes | 250.0 | 250.0
6.70% Unsecured Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured notes | 200.0 | 200.0
6.125% Unsecured Notes Due 2021 [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured notes | 250.0 | $ 250.0
3.25% Unsecured Notes Due 2027 [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured notes | $ 300.0 |

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