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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  | 2
Restructuring and related charges | $ (1.5) |  | $ 21.4 |  |
Venezuela currency devaluation |  |  | 2.7 |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 388.0 | $ 359.7 | 750.1 | $ 695.6 |
Total operating (loss) profit | 61.2 | 39.1 | 91.2 | 86.9 |
Interest expense | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.5 |
Interest income | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Income before income taxes | 59.5 | 36.1 | 87.3 | 80.2 |
Executive retirement and related costs |  | 10.9 |  | 10.9 |
Proprietary Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 311.0 | 286.9 | 601.8 | 552.2 |
Total operating (loss) profit | 66.2 | 57.6 | 128.1 | 111.8 |
Contract-Manufactured Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 77.2 | 73.2 | 148.8 | 143.9 |
Total operating (loss) profit | 9.7 | 8.2 | 16.7 | 14.4 |
Intersegment sales elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | (0.2) | (0.4) | (0.5) | (0.5) |
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total operating (loss) profit | (16.2) | (15.8) | (29.5) | (28.4) |
Other unallocated items [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total operating (loss) profit | $ 1.5 | $ (10.9) | $ (24.1) | $ (10.9) |

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