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Segment information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 826.0 |  |  | $ 914.0 | $ 1,698.8 | $ 1,819.0
Operating Profit | (1.0) |  |  | 52.6 | 25.2 | 111.0
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) |  |  |  |  | (3.5) | (3.4)
Reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 826.0 |  |  | 914.3 | 1,698.8 | 1,819.3
Operating Profit | 82.4 |  |  | 117.6 | 172.0 | 228.4
Corporate expenses |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
General, administrative and other expenses | (24.6) |  |  | (32.5) | (51.9) | (59.6)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) | (0.9) |  |  | (0.3) | (3.6) | 0.6
Reconciliation of segment policies to GAAP(a) | 16.3 |  |  | 4.0 | 19.8 | 4.2
Other items not allocated to segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions and dispositions, Revenues | 0.0 |  |  | (0.3) | 0.0 | (0.3)
Reorganization and Restructuring | (39.0) |  |  | (10.6) | (44.6) | (14.1)
Acquisitions and dispositions, Operating profit | (30.9) |  |  | (22.6) | (50.0) | (39.8)
Reporting compliance | (0.3) |  |  | (0.3) | (0.5) | (1.7)
Other items not allocated to segments | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Argentina highly inflationary impact | (2.8) |  |  | (0.1) | (5.2) | (4.4)
North America | Reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 349.1 |  |  | 442.5 | 793.4 | 877.0
Operating Profit | 17.9 |  |  | 46.4 | 50.9 | 90.4
South America | Reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 158.9 |  |  | 225.2 | 356.8 | 455.5
Operating Profit | 33.1 |  |  | 45.0 | 74.7 | 88.0
Rest of World | Reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 318.0 |  |  | 246.6 | 548.6 | 486.8
Operating Profit | 31.4 |  |  | 26.2 | 46.4 | 50.0
Internal Loss AR Rebuild |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | $ 4.0 |  |  |
Internal loss |  | $ (6.4) | $ (13.7) |  | (10.6) |
Internal Loss AR Rebuild | Other items not allocated to segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Internal loss | $ (1.2) |  |  | $ (2.6) | $ (10.8) | $ (2.6)

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