Debt Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank Overdrafts	$ 36,700,000	$ 17,000,000.0
Other Short-term Borrowings	82,600,000	15,700,000
Short-term borrowings	119,300,000	32,700,000
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	664,100,000	671,500,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	1,293,400,000	688,300,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	15,000,000	15,900,000
Long-term senior notes, 4.4%, due November 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	273,600,000	273,500,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 275,000,000	$ 275,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.40%	4.40%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 1.4	$ 1.5
Long-term senior notes, Euro notes, 1.96%, due June 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	195,200,000	199,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 175,000,000	$ 175,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	1.96%	1.96%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 1.0	$ 1.1
Long-term senior notes, Euro notes, 2.21%, due June 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	195,300,000	199,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 175,000,000	$ 175,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.21%	2.21%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 1.1	$ 1.1

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of payments made in excess of existing cash balances, which will be honored by the bank but reflected as a loan to the entity. Overdrafts generally have a very short time frame for correction or repayment and are therefore more similar to short-term bank financing than trade financing.

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