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Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | Comprehensive Income (Loss) The following table presents reclassification adjustments out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:
(in millions) |  | Twelve Months Ended |  |
Details about Accumulated other comprehensive loss components |  | December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |  | Affected line item in the statement where net income is presented
Amortization of defined benefit items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service credits |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | (A)
Net actuarial losses |  | (111.8 | ) |  | (73.1 | ) |  | (103.8 | ) |  | (A)
|  | (111.1 | ) |  | (72.4 | ) |  | (102.5 | ) |  | Total before tax
|  | 42.3 |  |  | 27.5 |  |  | 39.7 |  |  | Tax (provision) benefit
|  | $ | (68.8 | ) |  | $ | (44.9 | ) |  | $ | (62.8 | ) |  | Net of tax
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified into earnings on derivative contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | (1.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.6 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (0.9 | ) |  | 3.3 |  |  | 12.2 |  |  | Cost of sales
Commodity contracts |  | (0.0 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | 0.7 |  |  | Cost of sales
|  | (2.0 | ) |  | 2.2 |  |  | 12.8 |  |  | Total before tax
|  | 0.7 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (4.0 | ) |  | Tax (provision) benefit
|  | $ | (1.3 | ) |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | 8.8 |  |  | Net of tax
(A) 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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