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Accounting Policies (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended									0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 BRAE USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 BRAE USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 BRAE USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Tekmar USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Tekmar USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 Tekmar USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 Tekmar CAD	Jan. 31, 2012 Tekmar Maximum Scenario CAD	Dec. 31, 2013 Americas USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Americas USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2012 EMEA	Dec. 31, 2013 EMEA USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 EMEA USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Asia Pacific USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Asia Pacific USD ($)
Gross Balance
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 528.2	$ 507.6									$ 225.6	$ 213.8		$ 289.7	$ 281.1	$ 12.9	$ 12.7
Acquired During the Period		11.7										11.7
Foreign Currency Translation and Other	11.1	8.9									(0.9)	0.1		11.6	8.6	0.4	0.2
Balance at the end of the period	539.3	528.2									224.7	225.6		301.3	289.7	13.3	12.9
Accumulated Impairment Losses
Balance at the beginning of the period	(24.2)	(23.2)									(24.2)	(23.2)
Impairment Loss During the Period	(0.3)	(1.0)	(0.3)	(1.0)	(1.2)						(0.3)	(1.0)
Balance at the end of the period	(24.5)	(24.2)									(24.5)	(24.2)
Net goodwill	514.8	504.0				11.7					200.2	201.4		301.3	289.7	13.3	12.9
Earnout liability			0				0
Business combination
Initial purchase price paid								17.8	18.0
Aggregate consideration, net										26.2
Purchase price allocated to goodwill	514.8	504.0				11.7					200.2	201.4		301.3	289.7	13.3	12.9
Purchase price allocated to intangible assets						$ 10.1
Fair value of reporting unit exceeding carrying value (as a percent)													40.00%	20.00%

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