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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(in millions) |  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Hedge instruments |  | Defined benefit postretirement plans |  | Other |  | Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2015 |  | $ | (421.2 | ) |  | $ | (2.0 | ) |  | $ | (189.9 | ) |  | $ | 2.9 |  |  | $ | (610.2 | )
Comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 68.4 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | 67.3 |
Income taxes associated with comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | — |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.5 |
Income taxes reclassified into net earnings |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.9 | )
Ending balance, March 31, 2016 |  | $ | (352.8 | ) |  | $ | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | (190.1 | ) |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | (540.8 | )
(in millions) |  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Hedge instruments |  | Defined benefit postretirement plans |  | Other |  | Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2014 |  | $ | (160.7 | ) |  | $ | 1.7 |  |  | $ | (227.3 | ) |  | $ | 2.7 |  |  | $ | (383.6 | )
Comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (249.8 | ) |  | 6.6 |  |  | 14.5 |  |  | — |  |  | (228.7 | )
Income taxes associated with comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | — |  |  | (1.6 | ) |  | (4.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5.6 | )
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 2.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |
Income taxes reclassified into net earnings |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | )
Ending balance, March 31, 2015 |  | $ | (410.5 | ) |  | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | (215.0 | ) |  | $ | 2.7 |  |  | $ | (616.9 | )

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