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Derivative Financial Instruments (Textuals) (Details) € in Millions, ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€) MBbls | Mar. 31, 2017 JPY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) MBbls | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Forward Start Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | $ 34.3 |
Maximum term (in years) | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |  |
Derivative, underlying basis | one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) | one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) | one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) |  |
Fixed interest rate | 5.41% |  |  | 5.41% |
Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | € | € 73.0 |  |  |  | € 57.5
Debt EUR Denominated [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount, nonderivative instruments | € 21.0 |  | $ 22.4 |  |
Cumulative foreign currency translation gain |  |  |  | $ 1.4 |
Cumulative foreign currency translation gain, net of tax |  |  |  | 0.9 |
Debt Yen Denominated [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount, nonderivative instruments |  | ¥ 500.0 | 4.5 |  |
Cumulative foreign currency translation gain |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Cumulative foreign currency translation gain, net of tax |  |  |  | $ 0.2 |
Options Held [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, nonmonetary notional amount | MBbls | 96,525 |  |  | 96,525 |
Premium paid |  |  | 0.2 |  |
Loss related to call options |  |  | $ 0.2 |  |
Long [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Singapore, Dollars | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | $ 35.6 |
Long [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | United States of America, Dollars | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | 51.5 |
Long [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Japan, Yen | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | 5,752.0 |
Short [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Singapore, Dollars | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | € 7.4 |  |  | 17.2 |
Short [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | United States of America, Dollars | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | 48.1 |  |  | 0.0 |
Short [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Japan, Yen | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | € 16.8 |  |  | $ 33.1 |

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