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Financial Instruments (Details) € in Millions, ₩ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, £ in Millions, PLN in Millions, MXN in Millions, HUF in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) t | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) t | Dec. 31, 2016 PLN | Dec. 31, 2016 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2016 KRW (₩) | Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 GBP (£) | Jul. 20, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 HUF | Dec. 31, 2015 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2015 KRW (₩) | Dec. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2015 MXN
Commodity Contract [Member] | Dec - 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | t | 213.8 | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sweden, Kronor | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 48.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mexico, Pesos | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | $ 10.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chinese yuan | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 30.5 |
Chinese yuan | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 33.5 | 13.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | HUF |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | HUF 3,434.5 |  |  |  |  |
Euro | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 35.3 | 30.1 | PLN 18.8 | ¥ 1,004.8 |  |  |  | £ 4.2 |  |  | ¥ 487.1 |  |  |  |
Japanese yen | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 2.0 | 3.0 |  |  | ₩ 5,689.2 | ¥ 68.7 |  |  |  |  |  | ₩ 5,998.9 | ¥ 92.6 |  |
Korean won | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 2.5 |
Korean won | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 14.2 | 77.9 |  | ¥ 539.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US dollar | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Sept - 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | MXN |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | MXN 469.0
Prepayments and other current assets | Foreign currency contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets | 7.2 | 2.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepayments and other current assets | Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets | 0.1 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current assets | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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