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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Taxes and Provision for Income Taxes | Income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes, for the three years ended December 31, 2017, were as follows:
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ |  | 155.5 |  |  | $ |  | 149.1 |  |  | $ |  | 164.3 |
International |  |  |  | 167.7 |  |  |  |  | 188.5 |  |  |  |  | 153.9 |
Total income before income taxes |  | $ |  | 323.2 |  |  | $ |  | 337.6 |  |  | $ |  | 318.2 |
Provision for income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ |  | 18.9 |  |  | $ |  | (9.5 | ) |  | $ |  | (0.3 | )
International |  |  |  | 20.3 |  |  |  |  | 37.1 |  |  |  |  | 30.1 |
Current provision for income taxes |  |  |  | 39.2 |  |  |  |  | 27.6 |  |  |  |  | 29.8 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  |  |  | (1.9 | ) |  |  |  | 54.3 |  |  |  |  | 48.6 |
International |  |  |  | 5.2 |  |  |  |  | 8.4 |  |  |  |  | 4.6 |
Deferred provision for income taxes |  |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  |  | 62.7 |  |  |  |  | 53.2 |
Total provision for income taxes |  | $ |  | 42.5 |  |  | $ |  | 90.3 |  |  | $ |  | 83.0 |
Schedule of a Reconciliation of the Provision for Income Taxes at the U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to the Actual Income Tax Provision | A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% to the effective income tax rate, for the three years ended December 31, 2017, is as follows:
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Provision for taxes at U.S. federal statutory rate |  | $ |  | 113.1 |  |  | $ |  | 118.2 |  |  | $ |  | 111.4 |
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  |  | 3.1 |  |  |  |  | 2.5 |
Foreign effective rate differential |  |  |  | (14.4 | ) |  |  |  | (26.8 | ) |  |  |  | (22.6 | )
Tax credits |  |  |  | (16.0 | ) |  |  |  | (10.1 | ) |  |  |  | (3.1 | )
Change in Valuation Allowance |  |  |  | (9.1 | ) |  |  | 10.4 |  |  |  | 3.1 |
Remeasurement of deferred taxes |  |  |  | (67.8 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Transition Tax on undistributed foreign earnings |  |  |  | 45.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Excess Tax Benefits of Stock Based Compensation |  |  |  | (7.6 | ) |  |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  |  | — |
Other |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  |  | 3.3 |
Release of reserves for uncertain tax positions |  |  |  | (6.5 | ) |  |  |  | (6.6 | ) |  |  |  | (11.6 | )
Total provision for income taxes |  | $ |  | 42.5 |  |  | $ |  | 90.3 |  |  | $ |  | 83.0 |
Schedule of Deferred Income Taxes | Principal components of deferred income taxes as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are:
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | $ | 65.1 |  |  | $ | 58.9 |
Unfunded pension liability and other postretirement obligations |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 5.6 |
Tax credit carryforwards |  |  | 10.8 |  |  |  |  | 13.0 |
Stock based compensation |  |  | 7.1 |  |  |  | 16.2 |
Other comprehensive income |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 4.6 |
Reserves and other |  |  | 13.5 |  |  |  | 20.8 |
Subtotal |  |  | 97.2 |  |  |  | 119.1 |
Valuation allowance |  |  |  | (54.9 | ) |  |  |  | (58.9 | )
Total assets |  | $ |  | 42.3 |  |  | $ | 60.2 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  |  | (144.1 | ) |  |  |  | (160.6 | )
Accelerated amortization |  |  |  | (11.3 | ) |  |  |  | (12.9 | )
Other |  |  |  | (1.3 | ) |  |  |  | (0.4 | )
Total liabilities |  | $ |  | (156.7 | ) |  | $ |  | (173.9 | )
Net deferred tax liabilities |  | $ |  | (114.4 | ) |  | $ |  | (113.7 | )
Schedule of Classification of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities in Consolidated Balance Sheets | Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as presented in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets, deferred tax assets, other accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets:
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Long-term deferred tax assets, net |  |  |  | 14.3 |  |  |  |  | 8.9 |
Long-term deferred tax liability, net |  |  |  | (128.7 | ) |  |  |  | (122.6 | )
Net deferred tax liabilities |  | $ |  | (114.4 | ) |  | $ |  | (113.7 | )
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits.
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Balance as of January 1, |  | $ | 16.7 |  |  | $ | 25.3 |  |  | $ | 43.1 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  | 5.3 |  |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | 1.7 |
(Reductions) additions for tax positions of prior years |  |  | (6.1 | ) |  |  | (11.1 | ) |  |  | (16.6 | )
Expiration of the statute of limitations for the assessment of taxes |  |  | (4.8 | ) |  |  | (4.2 | ) |  |  | (0.6 | )
Other, including currency translation |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | (2.3 | )
Balance as of December 31, |  | $ | 12.3 |  |  | $ | 16.7 |  |  | $ | 25.3 |

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