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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate, continuing operations	28.60%	30.20%
Tax expense on gain from commercial settlement	$ 0.9
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount	0.4	$ 3.4
Tax benefits related to restructuring expense	0.6
Tax Benefit Associated with Merger and Acquisition Expense	$ 0.3

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to other adjustments.

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