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Financial Instrument, Risk Management and Fair Value Measurements, Derivatives Gain (Loss) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges net gain or (loss) in AOCI, after-tax | $ (1.3) |  |  |  | $ (1.3) |  |  |
Cash flow hedges gain (loss) to be realized in earnings within twelve months |  |  |  |  | (1.8) |  |  |
Cash flow hedges gain (loss) to be realized in earnings after twelve months |  |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges net gain or (loss) in AOCI, before-tax | (1.9) |  |  |  | (1.9) |  |  |
Cash flow hedges net gain or (loss) in AOCI, after-tax | (1.3) |  |  |  | (1.3) |  |  |
Open foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges, U.S. dollar equivalent | 475.3 |  |  |  | 475.3 |  |  |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges net gain or (loss) in AOCI, before-tax | (0.1) |  |  |  | (0.1) |  |  |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Energy Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate notional volume of outstanding natural gas commodity forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges (in mmBTUs) | 9,100,000 |  |  |  | 9,100,000 |  |  |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives, net of tax (effective portion) | 3.7 |  | (7.0) |  | 4.6 |  | (3.4) |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Cost of Sales and Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion) | (4.0) |  | 1.3 |  | (6.7) |  | (0.7) |
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing) | (0.3) |  | (0.3) |  | (0.1) |  | (0.1) |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives, net of tax (effective portion) | 1.1 |  | (6.3) |  | 0 |  | (4.5) |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] | Cost of Sales and Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion) | (1.7) | [1] | 3.0 | [1] | 2.0 | [1] | 4.8 | [1]
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing) | (0.3) | [1] | (0.3) | [1] | 0 | [1] | (0.1) | [1]
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Energy Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives, net of tax (effective portion) | 2.6 |  | (0.7) |  | 4.5 |  | 1.1 |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Energy Contracts [Member] | Cost of Sales and Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion) | (2.3) | [1] | (1.7) | [1] | (8.7) | [1] | (5.5) | [1]
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing) | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | (0.1) | [1] | 0 | [1]
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Other Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives, net of tax (effective portion) |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |  | 0 |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Other Contract [Member] | Interest Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion) |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing) |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) recognized in income on derivatives | (8.2) |  | (2.1) |  | 11.1 |  | (4.8) |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] | Cost of Sales and Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) recognized in income on derivatives | (8.2) |  | (2.1) |  | 11.1 |  | (4.6) |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Open foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments, U.S. dollar equivalent | 484.4 |  |  |  | 484.4 |  |  |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Energy Contracts [Member] | Cost of Sales and Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of pre-tax gain or (loss) recognized in income on derivatives | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ (0.2) |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member] | Soybean Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate notional volume of outstanding commodity contracts not designated as heding instruments (natural gas in mmBTU/soybean in bushels) | 200,000 |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |
[1] | Amounts are included in “Cost of sales and services” on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

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