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Supplementary Data Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule of Credit Losses for Financing Receivables, Current [Table Text Block] | Valuation and Qualifying Accounts – Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
| Years ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 59.5 |  |  | $ | 64.9 |  |  | $ | 59.0 |
Charges to costs and expenses | 11.4 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 12.6 |
(Reversals) charges to other accounts 1 | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.7 |
Deductions: |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions | (2.4 | ) |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |
Uncollectible accounts written off | (9.8 | ) |  | (8.1 | ) |  | (7.2 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (4.1 | ) |  | (4.8 | ) |  | (0.2 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 54.2 |  |  | $ | 59.5 |  |  | $ | 64.9 |
1 | Amounts primarily represent miscellaneous reclassifications and allowances of acquired companies.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of credit losses for current financing receivables (such as trade and accounts receivable), including a rollforward of the balance. An alternative caption includes allowance for doubtful accounts. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=SL6953423-111524 + Details
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