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Leases Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract] |  |  |
Operating Lease Assets |  | $ 343.4 | $ 0.0
Finance Lease Assets |  | 101.4 |
Total right-of-use Assets |  | 444.8 |
Current Operating Lease Liabilities |  | 41.1 |
Current Finance Lease Liabilties |  | 66.4 |
Noncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities |  | 315.0 | $ 0.0
Noncurrent Finance Lease Liabilities |  | 86.6 |
Total lease liabilities |  | 509.1 |
Lease Cost [Abstract] |  |  |
Operating lease cost |  | 15.2 |
Finance lease cost, Amortization of ROU assets |  | 2.7 |
Finance lease cost, Interest on lease liabilities |  | 2.2 |
Short-term lease cost | [1] | 3.3 |
Variable lease cost |  | 1.3 |
Sublease Income |  | (0.4) |
Net lease cost |  | $ 24.3 |
Weighted average remaining lease term, Operating leases |  | 11 years |
Weighted average remaining lease term, Finance leases |  | 10 years |
Weighted average discount rate, Operating Leases (percent) |  | 5.29% |
Weighted average discount rate, Finance Leases (percent) |  | 8.27% |
Cash Flow Activities, Lessee [Abstract] |  |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases |  | $ 15.7 |
Operating cash flows from finance leases | [2] | 13.7 |
Financing cash flows from finance leases |  | 2.1 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new Operating lease liabilities |  | 9.1 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new Finance lease liabilities |  | 11.8 |
Maturity of Lease Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |
Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2020 |  | 57.8 |
Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2021 |  | 51.8 |
Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 |  | 47.5 |
Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2023 |  | 42.0 |
Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2024 |  | 36.3 |
Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities, Thereafter |  | 250.1 |
Total Operating Lease Payments |  | 485.5 |
Less: interest (Operating leases) |  | (129.4) |
Present Value of Operating lease liabilities |  | 356.1 |
Maturity of Finance Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2020 |  | 74.4 |
Maturity of Finance Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2021 |  | 10.6 |
Maturity of Finance Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 |  | 10.5 |
Maturity of Finance Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2023 |  | 10.4 |
Maturity of Finance Lease Liabilities, Twelve months ended March 31, 2024 |  | 10.5 |
Maturity of Finance Lease Liabilities, Thereafter |  | 105.2 |
Total Finance Lease Payments |  | 221.6 |
Less: interest (Financing leases) |  | (68.6) |
Present value of Finance lease liabilities |  | $ 153.0 |
Minimum |  |  |
Lessee, General Description [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease Renewal Terms |  | 1 year |
Maximum |  |  |
Lessee, General Description [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease Renewal Terms |  | 5 years |
Land and Building [Member] | Minimum |  |  |
Lessee, General Description [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease Terms |  | 1 year |
Land and Building [Member] | Maximum |  |  |
Lessee, General Description [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease Terms |  | 25 years |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum |  |  |
Lessee, General Description [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease Terms |  | 1 year |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum |  |  |
Lessee, General Description [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease Terms |  | 5 years |
Service Loaner Vehicles [Member] | Minimum |  |  |
Lessee, General Description [Abstract] |  |  |
Service loaner vehicle leases, lease terms |  | 6 months |
Service Loaner Vehicles [Member] | Maximum |  |  |
Lessee, General Description [Abstract] |  |  |
Service loaner vehicle leases, lease terms |  | 18 months |
[1] | Includes leases with a term of one month or less.
[2] | Includes the interest component of payments made on finance leases as well as principal payments on vehicle floorplan payables with trade lenders for certain service loaner vehicle leases.(1) Includes leases with a term of one month or less.

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