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Divestiture	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Divestiture [Abstract]
Divestiture	13. Divestiture In the first quarter of 2017, the Company completed the sale of a facility and certain business lines in Strasbourg, France, for $12.5 million. The Company recognized a non-cash loss of approximately $11.0 million in Corporate & Other during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

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The Disclosure about carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group.

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