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Financing Arrangements (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 12, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Stand-by letters of credit outstanding |  | $ 24.8 | $ 23.6
Debt outstanding |  | 576.2 | 577.8
Prior Credit Agreement |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Multi-currency borrowing capacity |  | $ 500.0 | $ 500.0
Term of senior unsecured revolving credit facility |  | 5 years | 5 years
Potential additional borrowing capacity |  | $ 500.0 | $ 500.0
Sublimit on letters of credit |  | 100.0 | $ 100.0
Unused and available credit under the credit agreement |  | 200.2 |
Stand-by letters of credit outstanding |  | 24.8 |
Debt outstanding |  | $ 275.0 |
Prior Eurocurrency rate loans | LIBOR |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis |  | British Bankers Association LIBOR | British Bankers Association LIBOR
Prior base rate loans and swing line loans | LIBOR |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis |  | British Bankers Association LIBOR | British Bankers Association LIBOR
Prior base rate loans and swing line loans | Federal funds |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis |  | Federal Funds rate | Federal Funds rate
Credit Agreement | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Sublimit on letters of credit | $ 100.0 |  |
Eurocurrency rate loans | LIBOR | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis | British Bankers Association LIBOR |  |
Eurocurrency rate loans | LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) |  | 0.975% | 0.975%
Eurocurrency rate loans | LIBOR | Minimum | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) | 0.975% |  |
Eurocurrency rate loans | LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45%
Base rate loans and swing line loans | LIBOR |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) |  | 1.00% | 1.00%
Base rate loans and swing line loans | LIBOR | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) | 1.00% |  |
Variable interest rate basis | British Bankers Association LIBOR |  |
Base rate loans and swing line loans | LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) |  | 0.00% | 0.00%
Base rate loans and swing line loans | LIBOR | Minimum | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) | 0.00% |  |
Base rate loans and swing line loans | LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) |  | 0.45% | 0.45%
Base rate loans and swing line loans | LIBOR | Maximum | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) | 0.45% |  |
Base rate loans and swing line loans | Federal funds |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) |  | 0.50% | 0.50%
Base rate loans and swing line loans | Federal funds | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) | 0.50% |  |
Variable interest rate basis | Federal funds rate |  |
Base rate loans and swing line loans | Prime Rate |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis |  | prime rate | prime rate
Base rate loans and swing line loans | Prime Rate | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis | prime rate |  |
Senior unsecured revolving credit facility | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Multi-currency borrowing capacity | $ 500.0 |  |
Term of senior unsecured revolving credit facility | 5 years |  |
Term loan facility | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Term of senior unsecured revolving credit facility | 5 years |  |
Face Amount | $ 300.0 |  |
First year (as a percent) | 0.00% |  |
Second and third years (as a percent) | 7.50% |  |
Fourth and fifth years (as a percent) | 10.00% |  |
Term loan facility | LIBOR | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis | British Bankers Association LIBOR |  |
Term loan facility | LIBOR | Minimum | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) | 1.125% |  |
Term loan facility | LIBOR | Maximum | Subsequent event |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent) | 1.75% |  |

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