Business Combinations, Goodwill by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 282.7
Identifiable intangibles with indefinite useful lives	8.8
Goodwill [Line Items]
Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Other than Temporary Impairments	8.7	$ 7.7
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	2,709.3	2,579.3
Goodwill Additions, net of adjustments	30.1	29.6
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(49.7)	92.4
Goodwill	2,689.7	2,701.3
Investment Management [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	16.5	15.4
Goodwill Additions, net of adjustments	0.0	0.0
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(0.5)	1.0
Goodwill	16.0	16.4
Americas [Member] \| Reportable Subsegments [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	1,412.2	1,406.1
Goodwill Additions, net of adjustments	21.0	5.2
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(0.5)	0.9
Goodwill	1,432.7	1,412.2
EMEA [Member] \| Reportable Subsegments [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	957.6	851.7
Goodwill Additions, net of adjustments	0.0	17.9
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(39.5)	80.5
Goodwill	918.1	950.1
Asia Pacific [Member] \| Reportable Subsegments [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	323.0	306.1
Goodwill Additions, net of adjustments	9.1	6.5
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(9.2)	10.0
Goodwill	322.9	$ 322.6
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	91.4
Mortgage servicing rights [Member]
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 191.3

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The aggregate amount of goodwill acquired in the period and allocated to the reportable segment. The value is stated at fair value based on the purchase price allocation. Also includes purchase price allocation adjustment for allocations not yet complete at the prior year end.

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