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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring Liability Activity for 2013 Plan [Abstract] |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
|  | Years ended December 31, |  | Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | 23.3 |  |  | $ | (0.9 | ) |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | Other (expense) income, net
Gains on available-for-sale securities |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  | Other (expense) income, net
Losses on derivative instruments |  | 2.0 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | Interest expense
Amortization of defined benefit pension and postretirement plans items 1 |  | 10.4 |  |  | 10.5 |  |  | 10.8 |  |  |
Tax effect |  | (7.1 | ) |  | 9.6 |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  | Provision for income taxes
Total amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | $ | 28.6 |  |  | $ | 21.1 |  |  | $ | 8.7 |  |  |
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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