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Deferred Gain On Hedge Termination

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Number of Term Loan Agreements

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Unamortized Deferred Gain On Hedge Termination

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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The amount of expense charged against earnings by an Entity to record deferred gains and losses on hedge instruments. Examples include gain on economic hedges, amortization of gain on designated fair value hedge and so forth.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Amount of cash paid for interest, including, but not limited to, capitalized interest and payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount; classified as operating and investing activities.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Indebtedness (Narrative) (Details)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Indebtedness (Narrative) (Details)	Aug. 01, 2018 USD ($)	May 09, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 EUR (€) loan_agreement	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan_agreement	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) loan_agreement	Oct. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2018 loan_agreement	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2016 EUR (€) loan_agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Repurchase, Convertible, Conversion Ratio		1.0775
Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities						$ 35,200,000	$ 55,200,000	$ 58,800,000
Number of Term Loan Agreements \| loan_agreement				7		14			14			7		2
Line of credit \| €									€ 97,000,000				€ 471,200,000
Interest Notes Payable						1.002%			1.002%
Amortization of deferred hedge gains						$ 4,700,000
Outstanding letters of credit						14,100,000	15,200,000
Net Investment Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives \| €									€ 312,000,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives						$ 1,462,800,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives \| €									€ 312,000,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate						0.3315%			0.3315%
Fair Value Hedging \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives						$ 300,000,000.0
Deferred gain on hedge termination					$ 7,300,000
unamortized portion of deferred hedge gain						1,300,000	5,300,000
Senior term loans due between 2019 and 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount \| €				€ 375,000,000
Senior Notes						815,300,000	449,700,000
1.056% Senior term loan due 2020(1)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes						$ 228,700,000	$ 239,800,000		€ 200,000,000.0
Debt Interest Rate						1.056%	1.056%		1.056%				1.056%
Line of Credit \| Interest Accrual, Option Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate						0.50%
Line of Credit \| Interest Accrual, Option Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate						1.00%
Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Interest Accrual, Option One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate						1.00%
Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Interest Accrual, Option Three \| Variable Basis, Additional Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate			0.00%	0.70%		0.00%
Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Interest Accrual, Option One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate						1.75%
Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Interest Accrual, Option Three \| Variable Basis, Additional Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate			0.875%	2.26%		0.25%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 800,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity						685,600,000
Credit facility, expires 2023(1)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes						$ 114,400,000	$ 471,200,000
Line of credit \| €									€ 312,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 338,000,000
4½% Senior term loan due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Interest Rate						4.50%	4.50%		4.50%				4.50%
5 7/8% Senior notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount			$ 122,500,000							€ 114,100,000
Senior Notes						$ 0	$ 305,300,000
Debt Interest Rate						5.875%	5.875%		5.875%				5.875%
Redemption percentage						100.00%
5 7/8% Senior notes due 2021 \| Interest Accrual, Option Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate						0.50%
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due April 26, 2021, First Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount											$ 113,200,000			€ 100,000,000
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due April 26, 2021, Second Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount											$ 239,800,000
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due April 26, 2021, Total \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate						1.00%
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Due April 26, 2021, Total \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate						1.75%
United States of America, Dollars
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit						$ 284,600,000
United States of America, Dollars \| Credit facility, expires 2023(1)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit \| €													€ 374,200,000
United States of America, Dollars \| Credit facility, expires 2023(1) \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit \| €									€ 360,800,000