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Stock Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Stock-based Payment Award |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | $ 84.6 | $ 84.5 | $ 88.0
Tax benefit |  | 20.4 | 30.4 | 32.1
Employee Stock Option |  |  |  |
Stock-based Payment Award |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2
Stock-settled awards |  |  |  |
Stock-based Payment Award |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 24.7 | 20.5 | 16.0
Cash-settled awards |  |  |  |
Stock-based Payment Award |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9
Performance-based awards |  |  |  |
Stock-based Payment Award |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 57.5 | 61.5 | 69.4
Employee stock purchase plan |  |  |  |
Stock-based Payment Award |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7
Other |  |  |  |
Stock-based Payment Award |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | [1] | $ 0.9 | $ 0.5 | $ 0.8
[1] | Represents charges recorded for severance expense related to stock-based compensation awards.

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