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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 1.5	$ 1.00
Stock-based compensation expense, discontinued operations	$ 5.4	$ 5.3	$ 7.0
Restricted stock and restricted stock unit vesting, related tax benefit	$ 0.7	$ 6.7	$ 1.7

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This element represents the amount of recognized equity-based compensation during the period related to discontinued operations, that is, the amount recognized as expense in the income statement (or as asset if compensation is capitalized). Alternate captions include the words "stock-based compensation".

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No definition available.

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Amount of increase in additional paid in capital (APIC) resulting from a tax benefit associated with share-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Includes, but is not limited to, excess tax benefit.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 740
-Section 45
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-SubTopic 10
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-Publisher SEC
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