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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 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, 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 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (191.7 | ) |  | 0.7 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | (55.0 | ) |  | (246.6 | )
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | (0.9 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 1.4 |  |  | 20.9 |  |  | 21.1 |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | (436.3 | ) |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | (10.9 | ) |  | $ | (190.3 | ) |  | $ | (636.7 | )
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
|  | Years ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | (0.9 | ) |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | Other (expense) income, net
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | 0.0 |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  | 0.7 |  |  | Other (expense) income, net
Losses on derivative instruments |  | 1.9 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | Interest expense
Amortization of defined benefit pension and postretirement plans items 1 |  | 10.5 |  |  | 10.8 |  |  | 8.4 |  |  |
Tax effect |  | 9.6 |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  | 10.3 |  |  | Provision for income taxes
Total amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | $ | 21.1 |  |  | $ | 8.7 |  |  | $ | 19.7 |  |  |
1 | These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic cost. See Note 12 for further information

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