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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax by component.
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Available-for-Sale Securities |  | Derivative Instruments |  | Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011 | $ | (140.9 | ) |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | (85.0 | ) |  | $ | (225.7 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 10.8 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | (21.9 | ) |  | (70.6 | ) |  | (81.3 | )
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | 0.0 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 9.6 |  |  | 19.0 |
Balance as of December 31, 2012 | $ | (130.1 | ) |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | (12.7 | ) |  | $ | (146.0 | ) |  | $ | (288.0 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (113.0 | ) |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | (19.7 | ) |  | (131.9 | )
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | (0.6 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 1.0 |  |  | 9.5 |  |  | 8.7 |
Balance as of December 31, 2013 | $ | (243.7 | ) |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | (11.7 | ) |  | $ | (156.2 | ) |  | $ | (411.2 | )
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year ended December 31, 2013 |  | Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  |
Gains on available-for-sale securities |  | (1.4 | ) |  | Other (expense) income, net
Losses on derivative instruments |  | 1.7 |  |  | Interest expense
Amortization of defined benefit pension and postretirement plans items 1 |  | 10.8 |  |  |
Tax effect |  | (2.4 | ) |  | Provision for income taxes
Total amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | $ | 8.7 |  |  |

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