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Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Senior notes due 2021 [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate | 4.625% |
Debentures due 2023 [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate | 7.375% |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Amount of gain (loss) estimated to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to cost of sales or interest expense | $ 6.1 |
Foreign exchange contracts | Forward Contracts [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional values | 273.5 | $ 153.5
Foreign exchange contracts | Options Held [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional values | 51.0 | 87.0
Interest rate contracts | Forward Contracts [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Amount of gain (loss) estimated to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to cost of sales or interest expense | 0.6 |
Amount of net deferred gain (loss) associated with all forward starting interest rate swaps included in accumulated other comprehensive income | (5.1) | (5.2)
Interest rate contracts | Swap [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional values | 200.0 | 200.0
Interest rate contracts | Swap [Member] | Senior notes due 2021 [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional values | 150.0 | 150.0
Interest rate contracts | Swap [Member] | Debentures due 2023 [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional values | 50.0 | 50.0
Commodity contracts | Swap [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional values | 10.8 | $ 22.9
Amount of gain (loss) estimated to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to cost of sales or interest expense | $ (0.5) |
Minimum [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Term of derivative instruments (in months) | 1 month |
Maximum [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Term of derivative instruments (in months) | 15 months |

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- Definition Amount of net deferred gain (loss) associated with all forward starting interest rate swaps included in accumulated other comprehensive income as of the balance sheet date. Amount includes the unamortized balance relating to terminated forward starting interest rate swaps and also the unrealized gain/loss from outstanding forward starting interest rate swaps. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B + Details
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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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