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Accounts Receivable Sales Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Resale Agreement Counterparty [Line Items] |  |  |
Outstanding funding received from receivable securitization | $ 41.6 | $ 41.5 |
United States, Canada, Europe, and Brazil |  |  |
Resale Agreement Counterparty [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash received from receivables sold | 1,300.0 | 1,100.0 |
Other Expense |  |  |
Resale Agreement Counterparty [Line Items] |  |  |
Loss on sales of receivables | $ 39.2 | $ 19.5 | $ 18.8

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- Definition Outstanding accounts receivables of accounts receivables sold to the Company’s retail finance joint ventures who provide wholesale financing to the Company’s dealers. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Reflects the net positive or negative amount derived from subtracting from net proceeds of sale, the carrying amounts, net of allocated reserves, of accounts receivable transferred to a third party in a transaction that qualifies for sales treatment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82924980&loc=d3e107425-111719 + Details
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- Definition The cash inflow associated with the proceeds from sale and collection of receivables during the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3179-108585 + Details
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