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Stock-Based Compensation (Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted average period for recognition | 1 year 8 months |  |
Stock compensation expense | $ 15.1 | $ 16.1 | $ 19.5
Stock Option and Appreciation Rights [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock compensation expense | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.6
Performance-Vesting Shares [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock compensation expense | 2.5 | 4.1 | 6.7
Performance-Vesting Units [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock compensation expense | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1
Performance-vesting Shares or Units Dividend Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock compensation expense | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock compensation expense | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7
Deferred Compensation Plans [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock compensation expense | $ 3.0 | $ 3.2 | $ 3.2

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- Definition Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109197908&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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