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Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | Comprehensive Income The following table presents reclassification adjustments out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:
(in millions) |  | Twelve Months Ended |  |
Details about Accumulated other comprehensive loss components |  | December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | Affected line item in the statement where net income is presented
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified into earnings on foreign currency: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1.2 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | Selling, general and administrative expense
|  | — |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 0.7 |  |  | Total before tax
|  | — |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | Tax benefit (A)
|  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.7 | ) |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service credits |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 7.0 |  |  | (B)
Net actuarial losses |  | (103.8 | ) |  | (43.3 | ) |  | (23.4 | ) |  | (B)
|  | (102.5 | ) |  | (41.1 | ) |  | (16.4 | ) |  | Total before tax
|  | 39.7 |  |  | 16.7 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | Tax benefit (A)
|  | $ | (62.8 | ) |  | $ | (24.4 | ) |  | $ | (16.2 | ) |  | Net of tax
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified into earnings on derivative contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 12.2 |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | Cost of sales
Commodity contracts |  | 0.7 |  |  | (1.9 | ) |  | (2.7 | ) |  | Cost of sales
|  | 12.8 |  |  | (2.2 | ) |  | (4.3 | ) |  | Total before tax
|  | (4.0 | ) |  | 0.8 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | Tax (provision) benefit (A)
|  | $ | 8.8 |  |  | $ | (1.4 | ) |  | $ | (4.7 | ) |  | Net of tax
(A) Pre-tax and after-tax amounts are substantially the same for 2013 as the Company maintained a tax valuation allowance for these items until its reversal at December 31, 2013. See Note 12 – Income Taxes for additional details. (B) These Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net pension and other benefit costs. See Note 17 – Postretirement Benefits for additional details.

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