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Fair Value Measurements - Unobservable Input Reconciliation (Details) - Joe Johnson Equipment - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Contingent consideration liability, beginning balance |  | $ 5.1 | $ 0.0
Issuance of contingent consideration in connection with acquisitions |  | 0.0 | 4.9
Foreign currency translation |  | 0.4 | (0.2)
Total losses included in earnings | [1] | 0.8 | 0.4
Contingent consideration liability, ending balance |  | $ 6.3 | $ 5.1
[1] | Changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities are included as a component of Acquisition and integration-related expenses within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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