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Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | $ 58.4 |  | $ 63.3
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  | (177.8) |  | (314.9)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Non-qualified supplemental postretirement grantor trust investments | [1] | 31.7 | $ 30.3 | 31.4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commodity Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 30.5 | 29.0 | 40.2
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  | (168.0) | (169.0) | (297.9)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign Currency Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 25.4 | 29.1 | 18.7
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  |  | (0.1) |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest Rate Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 0.6 |  | 0.1
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  | (9.8) | (10.8) | (17.0)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Cross-Currency Swaps |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 1.9 | 0.4 | 4.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Non-qualified supplemental postretirement grantor trust investments | [1] | 31.7 | 30.3 | 31.4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Commodity Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 19.7 | 17.4 | 14.1
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  | (70.5) | (70.0) | (69.4)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign Currency Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  |  | 0.0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Interest Rate Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Cross-Currency Swaps |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Non-qualified supplemental postretirement grantor trust investments | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Commodity Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 10.8 | 11.6 | 26.1
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  | (97.5) | (99.0) | (228.5)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign Currency Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 25.4 | 29.1 | 18.7
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  |  | (0.1) |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Interest Rate Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 0.6 |  | 0.1
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  | (9.8) | (10.8) | (17.0)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Cross-Currency Swaps |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 1.9 | 0.4 | 4.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Non-qualified supplemental postretirement grantor trust investments | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Commodity Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Foreign Currency Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  |  | 0.0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Interest Rate Contracts |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Derivative financial instruments, liabilities |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Cross-Currency Swaps |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments, assets |  | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0
[1] | Consists primarily of mutual fund investments held in grantor trusts associated with non-qualified supplemental retirement plans.

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