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Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair Value Measurements Narrative (Details) MMBTU in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of debt	$ 2,194.8	$ 2,214.0
Carrying value of debt	2,100.4	$ 2,148.9
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash flow hedge gain (loss) to be reclassified within 12 months	2.8
Cash flow hedge gain (loss) to be reclassified after 12 months	0.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	$ 419.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Energy contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Nonmonetary notional amount of price risk cash flow hedge | MMBTU	1.9
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Currency and Energy Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cumulative changes in net gain (loss) from cash flow hedges	$ 2.8
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	1,889.0
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cumulative changes in net gain (loss) from cash flow hedges	1.2
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Energy contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cumulative changes in net gain (loss) from cash flow hedges	$ 1.6

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