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Other Operating Credits and Charges, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014
Other Operating Credits And Charges, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Other operating charges and credits, net | $ 0.0 | $ 11.6 | $ 0.6 | $ 11.6 | $ 0.6
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Provision for New Losses |  |  | (0.5) |  |
Adjustment to contingent consideration fair value |  |  | $ (0.1) |  | $ 0.1

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- Definition The amount added to the accrual for newly incurred environmental loss contingencies. These additions include remediation expense and interest accretion. These additions do not relate to changes in the environmental accrual related to a business acquisition or divestiture, to currency movements, or revisions in previously existing estimates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.Y.Q2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011672&loc=d3e149879-122751 + Details
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