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High end of interest rates at the period end comprising the entity's portfolio of variable-rate lines of credit for certain foreign subsidiaries.

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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Financing Arrangements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 18, 2017	Sep. 07, 2017	Jul. 03, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt				$ 41.1		$ 19.2
Long-term Fixed-rate Debt, Carrying Value				684.3		507.3
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt				862.7	$ 275.5
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding				$ 964.8		640.0
Debt Instrument, Interest rate				2.02%
Accounts Receivable, less allowances (2015 - $17.2 million; 2014 - $13.7 million				$ 542.2		438.0
Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding				$ 159.5		159.5
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				May 01, 2028
Senior Unsecured Notes - 3.875% [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding				$ 346.6		345.9
Debt Instrument, Interest rate				3.875%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Sep. 01, 2024
Senior Unsecured Notes - Variable Rate [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity under line of credit				$ 500.0
Remaining Borrowing Capacity under Line of Credit Facility of Company's foreign subsidiaries				$ 408.8
Line of credit expiration date				Jun. 19, 2020
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding				$ 91.2		$ 83.8
Debt Instrument, Interest rate				1.59%		1.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Jun. 19, 2020
Euro Senior Unsecured Notes - 2.02% [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding				$ 176.5		$ 0.0
Debt Instrument, Interest rate				2020000.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Sep. 07, 2027
Foreign Subsidiary [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowings guarantees				$ 2.0
Line of Credit 2027 Notes [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date		Sep. 07, 2017
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt				150.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Sep. 07, 2027
Line of Credit Accounts Receivable Securitization [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity under line of credit				100.0
Remaining Borrowing Capacity under Line of Credit Facility of Company's foreign subsidiaries				$ 5.5
Line of credit expiration date				Nov. 30, 2018
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity				$ 80.3
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding				74.8
Line of Credit 2020 [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date	Sep. 18, 2017
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt				100.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 18, 2020
Line of Credit [Member] \| Foreign Subsidiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt				35.5		$ 19.2
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity under line of credit				250.0
Remaining Borrowing Capacity under Line of Credit Facility of Company's foreign subsidiaries				$ 212.5
Line of Credit Accounts Receivable Securitization [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End				2.07%
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Interest rate				2.07%		1.65%
Variable Rate Lines of Credit [Member] \| Foreign Subsidiary [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of Credit stated variable interest rate, High Range				1.75%		0.50%
Groeneveld [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition			Jul. 03, 2017