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Pension, Post-Retirement and Post-Employment Plans (Details) - Changes in Company's Post-retirement Medical Benefit Obligations - USD ($) $ in Millions | 8 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Domestic Postretirement Benefit Plan of Foreign Entity [Member] | Successor [Member] |  |  |  |
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit: |  |  |  |
Balance | $ 0.0 |  | $ 7.4 | $ 6.8
Acquisitions | 6.7 |  | 2.3 | 0.0
Service cost | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.1
Interest cost | 0.1 |  | 0.3 | 0.3
Employee contributions | 0.0 |  | 0.2 | 0.0
Actuarial loss/(gain) due to assumption change | 0.1 |  | (0.5) | 0.5
Actuarial loss/(gain) due to plan experience | 0.0 |  | 0.3 | 0.0
Other | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Benefits and expenses paid | (0.1) |  | (0.6) | (0.3)
Balance | 6.8 |  | 9.4 | 7.4
Domestic Postretirement Benefit Plan of Foreign Entity [Member] | Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit: |  |  |  |
Balance |  | $ 6.9 |  |
Acquisitions |  | 0.0 |  |
Service cost |  | 0.0 |  |
Interest cost |  | 0.2 |  |
Employee contributions |  | 0.2 |  |
Actuarial loss/(gain) due to assumption change |  | (0.1) |  |
Actuarial loss/(gain) due to plan experience |  | (0.1) |  |
Other |  | 0.0 |  |
Benefits and expenses paid |  | (0.5) |  |
Balance |  | 6.6 |  |
Foreign Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member] | Successor [Member] |  |  |  |
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit: |  |  |  |
Balance | 0.0 |  | 0.3 | 0.3
Acquisitions | 0.3 |  | 1.5 | 0.0
Service cost | 0.0 |  | 0.1 | 0.0
Interest cost | 0.0 |  | 0.2 | 0.0
Employee contributions | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Actuarial loss/(gain) due to assumption change | 0.0 |  | (0.2) | 0.0
Actuarial loss/(gain) due to plan experience | 0.0 |  | (0.1) | 0.0
Other | 0.0 |  | (0.3) | 0.0
Benefits and expenses paid | 0.0 |  | (0.1) | 0.0
Balance | $ 0.3 |  | $ 1.4 | $ 0.3
Foreign Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member] | Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit: |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 0.4 |  |
Acquisitions |  | 0.0 |  |
Service cost |  | 0.0 |  |
Interest cost |  | 0.0 |  |
Employee contributions |  | 0.0 |  |
Actuarial loss/(gain) due to assumption change |  | (0.1) |  |
Actuarial loss/(gain) due to plan experience |  | 0.0 |  |
Other |  | 0.0 |  |
Benefits and expenses paid |  | 0.0 |  |
Balance |  | $ 0.3 |  |

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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) related to change in benefit obligation resulting from changes in actuarial assumptions, for example, but not limited to, interest, mortality, employee turnover, salary, and temporary deviation from the substantive plan. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 30 -Glossary Gain or Loss -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6514294 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 60 -Glossary Gain or Loss -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6749293 + Details
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- Definition 1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Projected Benefit Obligation -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6522206 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6503904 + Details
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