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Financial Instruments (Details) € in Millions, ₩ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, £ in Millions, kr in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) t | Dec. 31, 2018 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2018 KRW (₩) | Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2018 SEK (kr) | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2017 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2017 SEK (kr) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 GBP (£) | Jul. 20, 2016 USD ($)
Commodity Contract [Member] | Dec - 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | t | 256.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 384.0
Brazil, Brazil Real | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Jun - 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | $ 5.3 |  |  |  |  | € 3.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1.1 |  |
Chinese yuan | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Jun - 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18.6 |  |
Chinese yuan | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Sep - 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Jun - 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | kr |  |  |  |  | kr 539.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  | kr 267.4 |  |  |
Euro | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Oct - 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 7.0 |  |  |  |  |  | £ 3.9 |
Euro | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 1,311.3 | ¥ 85.0 |  |  |  |
Euro | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 18.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Japanese yen | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 2.8 |  | ₩ 5,785.2 | ¥ 88.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Korean won | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 7.1 | ¥ 266.4 |  |  |  | 6.4 |  |  | $ 11.2 | ¥ 619.0 |  |  | 3.1 |  |
Sweden, Kronor | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Jan - 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | € |  |  |  |  |  | 56.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109.7 |  |
US dollar | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | € |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 42.0 |  |
US dollar | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Dec - 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 574.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Sep - 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | € |  |  |  |  |  | € 206.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US dollar | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Sep - 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 250.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US dollar | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Feb - 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | $ 100.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Japanese yen | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Feb - 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | ¥ |  | ¥ 10,977.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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