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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions, DKK in Millions, $ in Millions							12 Months Ended
	Sep. 12, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 12, 2016 DKK	Feb. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2016 EUR (€)	Apr. 17, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired							$ 162.5	$ 9.6
Goodwill acquired							269.2	22.2	$ 89.6
Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired							$ 383.8	$ 25.4	$ 130.3
Cimbria Holdings Limited
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 337.5	DKK 2,234.9
Cash acquired, net	12.6	DKK 83.4
Intangible assets acquired	$ 128.9
Tecno Poultry Equipment
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses			$ 63.8	€ 58.7
Cash acquired, net			19.1	€ 17.6
Intangible assets acquired			27.5
Goodwill acquired			$ 20.4
Farmer Automatic
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired [Line Items]
Cash acquired, net					$ 0.1
Intangible assets acquired					9.6
Goodwill acquired					10.0
Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired					$ 17.9
Intersystems Holdings, Inc.
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses						$ 130.3
Cash acquired, net						4.1
Intangible assets acquired						46.3
Goodwill acquired						$ 89.6

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