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Supplementary Data Other (Expense) Income, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Table Text Block] | Other Expense, net Results of operations include certain items that are not directly associated with our revenue-producing operations.
| Years ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
(Losses) gains on sales of businesses and investments, net | $ | (49.6 | ) |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 1.5 |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | 0.0 |  |  | (10.4 | ) |  | (45.2 | )
Vendor discounts and credit adjustments | 0.8 |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | 8.6 |
Other income (expense), net | 2.1 |  |  | (3.9 | ) |  | 2.8 |
Total other expense, net | $ | (46.7 | ) |  | $ | (10.2 | ) |  | $ | (32.3 | )

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