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Retirement Plans and Post Retirement Benefits Funded Status, Assumptions Used in Benefit Obligations and Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation, beginning of year balance |  | $ 364.1 |  | $ 322.1 |  |
Service cost |  | 3.8 |  | 3.5 |  | $ 3.4
Interest cost |  | 13.1 |  | 14.1 |  | 12.7
Actuarial (gain)/loss |  | (19.4) |  | 37.4 |  |
Curtailments/settlements |  | 0.0 |  | 9.4 |  |
Foreign exchange rate changes |  | (9.7) |  | (5.3) |  |
Benefits paid |  | (21.1) |  | (17.1) |  |
Benefit obligation, end of year balance |  | 330.8 |  | 364.1 |  | 322.1
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance |  | 268.0 |  | 270.3 |  |
Actual return on plan assets |  | (5.2) |  | 10.2 |  |
Employer contribution |  | 4.9 |  | 9.6 |  |
Foreign exchange rate changes |  | (9.2) |  | (5.0) |  |
Benefits paid |  | (21.1) |  | (17.1) |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance |  | 237.4 |  | 268.0 |  | 270.3
Funded status |  | $ (93.4) |  | $ (96.1) |  |
Weighted average assumptions for obligations as of measurement date [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 3.80% |  | 3.80% |  |
Rate of compensation increase |  | 0.60% |  | 0.60% |  |
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent pension assets, included in “Other assets” |  | $ 0.5 |  | $ 0.6 |  |
Current pension liabilities, included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” |  | (3.7) |  | (2.7) |  |
Noncurrent pension liabilities, included in “Other long-term liabilities” |  | (90.2) |  | (93.8) |  |
Total |  | (93.4) |  | (95.9) |  |
Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income—pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial loss |  | 140.8 |  | 149.6 |  |
Prior service cost |  | 9.0 |  | 9.5 |  |
Total |  | 149.8 |  | 159.1 |  |
Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated benefit obligations |  | 316.6 |  | 348.0 |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | 194.6 |  | 217.9 |  |
Plans with Projected Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected benefit obligations |  | 319.6 |  | 350.7 |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | 194.6 |  | 217.9 |  |
Amounts that Will be Amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in Next Fiscal Year [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial loss |  | 5.3 |  |  |  |
Prior service cost |  | 0.5 |  |  |  |
Total |  | 5.8 |  |  |  |
Multi-strategy Funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [1] | 26.1 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [1] | 84.2 |  | 26.1 |  |
Domestic stock funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 84.5 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 50.7 |  | 84.5 |  |
International stock funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 37.9 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 34.0 |  | 37.9 |  |
Domestic bond funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 62.5 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance |  | 32.1 | [3] | 62.5 | [2] |
International bond funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [3] | 40.9 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [3] | 34.5 |  | 40.9 |  |
Diversified real asset funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [3] | 13.9 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [3] |  |  | 13.9 |  |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance |  | 26.1 |  | 41.7 |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance |  | 13.3 |  | 26.1 |  | 41.7
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Multi-strategy Funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance |  | 26.1 | [1] | 25.2 |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance |  | 13.3 | [1] | 26.1 | [1] | 25.2
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Domestic stock funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | International stock funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Domestic bond funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | International bond funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Diversified real asset funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [3] | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [3] |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance |  | 0.0 |  | 16.5 |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | $ 16.5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance |  | 160.6 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance |  | 153.7 |  | 160.6 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Multi-strategy Funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [1] | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [1] | 70.9 |  | 0.0 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Domestic stock funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 71.4 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 39.0 |  | 71.4 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | International stock funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 12.8 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 11.7 |  | 12.8 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Domestic bond funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 62.5 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 32.1 |  | 62.5 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | International bond funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Diversified real asset funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [3] | 13.9 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [3] |  |  | 13.9 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance |  | 81.3 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance |  | 70.4 |  | 81.3 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Multi-strategy Funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [1] | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [1] | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Domestic stock funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 13.1 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 11.7 |  | 13.1 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | International stock funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 25.1 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 22.3 |  | 25.1 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Domestic bond funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | International bond funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [2] | 40.9 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [2] | 34.5 |  | 40.9 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Diversified real asset funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Assets (Fair Value) [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year balance | [3] | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year balance | [3] |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |
US Benefit Plans [Member] | Equity Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations |  | 38.00% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 37.70% |  | 50.40% |  |
US Benefit Plans [Member] | Multi-strategy Funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations |  | 45.00% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 44.60% |  | 12.40% |  |
US Benefit Plans [Member] | All Asset Categories [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |
US Benefit Plans [Member] | Debt Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations |  | 17.00% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 17.00% |  | 36.30% |  |
Non-US Benefit Plans [Member] [Member] | Equity Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations |  | 27.00% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 27.90% |  | 28.00% |  |
Non-US Benefit Plans [Member] [Member] | All Asset Categories [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |
Non-US Benefit Plans [Member] [Member] | Debt Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations |  | 71.00% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 71.20% |  | 71.70% |  |
[1] | The multi-strategy funds invest in various hedge funds that employ a fund of funds strategy.
[2] | Equity investments include investments in funds that are primarily invested in large capitalization U.S. and international equity securities and a mutual fund.
[3] | Fixed income investments include investments in funds that are primarily invested in a diversified portfolio of investment grade U.S. and international debt securities.

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