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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents reclassified to other receivables |  | $ (1,304,700,000) | $ (294,000,000) | [1]
Increase in operating cash flow | [1] | 332,500,000 | 468,400,000 |
Payments of borrowings included within investing activities |  | 755,200,000 |  |
Total payment of borrowings |  | 1,100,000,000 |  |
Tax payments related to sale of business |  | 33,000,000 |  |
ASR program |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount |  | 400,000,000 |  |
Value of shares repurchased |  | $ 320,000,000 |  |
Restatement Adjustment | Changes in the accounting treatment of a factoring agreement |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents reclassified to other receivables |  |  | 8,700,000 |
Increase in operating cash flow |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |
[1] | Due to changes in the accounting treatment of a factoring agreement the Company reclassified amounts from cash and cash equivalents to other receivables of $8.7 million as of September 30, 2016. This reclassification resulted in an increase in cash provided by operating activities of $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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