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Financial Instruments (Details) € in Millions, ₩ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, £ in Millions, HUF in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) t | Dec. 31, 2015 HUF | Dec. 31, 2015 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2015 KRW (₩) | Dec. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Nov. 10, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2014 KRW (₩) | Dec. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£)
Foreign currency contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Fair Value, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Fair Value, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Dec - 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | t | 6,273.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | $ 384.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Sept - 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 250.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Oct - 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 134.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Swedish krona | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 31.4 |
Chinese yuan | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 13.8 |  |  |  |  | € 30.5 |  | $ 24.9 |  |  |  |  |
Euro | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 5.7
Euro | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 30.1 | HUF 3,434.5 | ¥ 487.1 |  |  |  |  | 23.5 | ¥ 4,371.8 |  |  |  |
Japanese yen | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 3.0 |  |  | ₩ 5,998.9 | ¥ 92.6 |  |  | 3.8 |  | ₩ 6,712.5 | ¥ 88.6 |  |
Korean won | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | ¥ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 72.0 |  |  |  |
Korean won | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 77.9 |  |  |  |  | € 2.5 |  | 22.7 |  |  |  | € 2.5 |
Prepayments and other current assets | Foreign currency contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets | 2.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.7 |  |  |  |  |
Prepayments and other current assets | Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current assets | Foreign currency contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current assets | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |

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