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Repositioning Costs and Net Loss on Dispositions and Repositioning Liabilities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Repositioning Costs and Net Loss on Dispositions and Repositioning Liabilities [Abstract] |
Repositioning Liabilities | The balance of the charge for incremental severance and other real estate exit costs at September 30, 2020 was (in millions):
|  | Incremental Severance |  | Other Real Estate Exit Costs |  | Total
Opening balance |  | $ | 150.0 |  |  | $ | 47.0 |  |  | $ | 197.0 |
Payments |  | (83.1) |  |  | (5.9) |  |  | (89.0) |
September 30, 2020 |  | $ | 66.9 |  |  | $ | 41.1 |  |  | $ | 108.0 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115931487&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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