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Revenue - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 01, 2018
Business incentive plan assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Incentive Plan Assets | $ 190.8 | $ 173.0 |  |
Capitalized Contract Cost, Amortization | 65.5 | 65.0 | $ 53.5 |
Upfront Incentive Payment | 56.0 | 0.0 |  |
Contract with Customer, Asset, Net | 47.2 |  |  | $ 41.7
Other Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Business incentive plan assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Upfront Incentive Payment | $ 49.8 | $ 0.0 |  |

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- Definition We incur up-front costs in order to obtain contracts with certain customers, referred to as Business Incentive Plan assets ("BIPs"). We capitalized these up-front costs as a component of other assets and amortize the related amounts over the estimated life of the contract as a reduction of net sales. The Company receives volume commitments and/or sole supplier status from its customers over the life of the contractual arrangements, which approximates a five-year weighted average useful life. + References No definition available. + Details
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