Financing Arrangements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.02%
Short-term debt
Short-term debt	$ 41.1	$ 19.2
Line of Credit Accounts Receivable Securitization [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.07%	1.65%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	2.07%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Line of Credit Accounts Receivable Securitization [Member]
Short-term debt
Short-term debt	$ 5.6	$ 0.0
Line of Credit [Member] \| Foreign Subsidiary [Member]
Short-term debt
Short-term debt	$ 35.5	$ 19.2
Euro Term Loan - Variable Rate [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	1130000.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 18, 2020
Senior Unsecured Notes - 3.875% [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.875%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 01, 2024
Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 01, 2028
Senior Unsecured Notes - Variable Rate [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	1.59%	1.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jun. 19, 2020
Euro Senior Unsecured Notes - 2.02% [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2020000.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 07, 2027
Maximum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.76%
Minimum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.74%

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