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Acquisitions Pro forma information textual (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Costs attributed to announced acquisitions, before income taxes, excluded from net income	$ 0.9	$ 0.8	$ 9.8	$ 13.2	$ 1.4
Dispensing Systems [Member]
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Inventory Write-up Adjustment, Before Income Taxes, Excluded From Net Income						$ 11.9
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Inventory Write-up Adjustment, Before Income Taxes, Included in Net Income							$ 11.9
Corporate Segment [Member]
Costs attributed to announced acquisitions, before income taxes, excluded from net income						$ 24.7	1.4
Costs attributable to announced acquisitions, before income taxes, included in net income					$ 26.1		$ 26.1

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 23
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84229725&loc=d3e1043-128460

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