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Debt - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt
Total	$ 1,945.0	$ 1,942.1
Less: unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	(15.8)	(13.4)
Less: amounts due within one year and short-term borrowings	(82.5)	(500.8)
Total long-term debt	1,846.7	1,427.9
Unsecured revolving credit facility due September 30, 2021
Debt
Total	540.0	332.0
Unsecured term loan due from January 3, 2017 to September 30, 2021
Debt
Total	600.0	398.8
Senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2016
Debt
Total		350.0
Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2023
Debt
Total	500.0	500.0
Senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2036
Debt
Total	250.0	250.0
Other notes and revolving credit facilities
Debt
Total	$ 55.0	$ 111.3

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Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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