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Segment Reporting (Capital Expenditures of Reportable Segments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Property and equipment additions | $ 3,909.2 | $ 3,161.6 | $ 2,258.6
Assets acquired under capital-related vendor financing arrangements | (975.3) | (573.5) | (246.5)
Assets acquired under capital leases | (127.2) | (143.0) | (63.1)
Changes in current liabilities related to capital expenditures | (122.3) | 36.4 | (80.7)
Total capital expenditures | 2,684.4 | 2,481.5 | 1,868.3
European Operations Division U.K / Ireland [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 1,506.7 | 827.5 | 74.5
European Operations Division The Netherlands [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 268.0 | 242.4 | 221.8
European Operations Division Germany [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 574.5 | 543.4 | 559.5
European Operations Division Belgium [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 448.9 | 453.7 | 440.0
European Operations Division Switzerland / Austria [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 327.2 | 306.4 | 292.8
European Operations Division Total Western Europe [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 3,125.3 | 2,373.4 | 1,588.6
European Operations Division Central and Eastern Europe [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 264.8 | 271.6 | 248.7
European Operations Division Central and Other [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 257.9 | 256.0 | 144.3
Total European Operations Division [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 3,648.0 | 2,901.0 | 1,981.6
LiLAC Division Chile [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 195.8 | 188.5 | 243.4
LiLAC Division Puerto Rico [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 60.4 | 65.8 | 25.5
LiLAC Division [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | 256.2 | 254.3 | 268.9
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | $ 5.0 | $ 6.3 | $ 8.1

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