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Incentive Compensation Plans Stock-based Compensation, Grants in Period Weighted Average (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Summary of Stock Options Assumptions [Abstract] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Table Text Block] | Stock-based compensation awards expected to be settled in cash have been classified as liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.
|  | Years ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Stock-Settled Awards: |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted |  | 1.1 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 1.2 |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value (per award) |  | $ | 21.87 |  |  | $ | 22.07 |  |  | $ | 17.77 |
Total fair value of vested awards distributed |  | $ | 17.5 |  |  | $ | 18.8 |  |  | $ | 12.6 |
Cash-Settled Awards: |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value (per award) |  | $ | 22.54 |  |  | $ | 20.46 |  |  | $ | 18.20 |
Total fair value of vested awards distributed |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
Performance-Based Awards: |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted |  | 3.3 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 3.5 |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value (per award) |  | $ | 19.58 |  |  | $ | 20.88 |  |  | $ | 16.56 |
Total fair value of vested awards distributed |  | $ | 27.9 |  |  | $ | 18.7 |  |  | $ | 15.3 |

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