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Other Income (Expense), Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) | $ 1.4 |  |  | $ 19.8 |  |  |
Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |  | $ 17.7 | $ 0.0
Sale of intellectual property and product rights |  | 0.0 |  |  |  | 6.1 | 0.0
Acquisition put option settlement |  | 0.0 |  |  |  | 3.0 | 0.0
Other income (expense), net |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 3.6 | (0.2)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) |  | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1 |  |  | $ 30.4 | $ (0.2)
Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement |  |  |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |
Sale of intellectual property and product rights |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Acquisition put option settlement |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  | (0.7) |  |
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) |  |  |  |  | $ (0.7) |  |

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