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Segment Reporting (Balance Sheet Data of Reportable Segments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | $ 62,589.0 | $ 54,502.9
Total assets | 72,841.9 | 67,714.3
Continuing operations [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 62,589.0 | 53,989.3
Total assets | 72,841.9 | 66,962.0
Discontinued operations [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 0.0 | 513.6
Total assets | 0.0 | 752.3
European Operations Division U.K / Ireland [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 21,754.2 | 24,322.1
Total assets | 25,487.2 | 30,598.8
European Operations Division The Netherlands [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 17,092.7 | 2,496.5
Total assets | 17,387.0 | 2,845.3
European Operations Division Germany [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 9,117.9 | 10,754.7
Total assets | 9,512.8 | 11,968.2
European Operations Division Belgium [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 4,149.5 | 4,737.4
Total assets | 4,828.8 | 5,909.2
European Operations Division Switzerland / Austria [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 5,300.9 | 5,961.8
Total assets | 5,643.9 | 6,484.8
European Operations Division Total Western Europe [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 57,415.2 | 48,272.5
Total assets | 62,859.7 | 57,806.3
European Operations Division Central and Eastern Europe [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 2,459.9 | 2,898.7
Total assets | 2,566.4 | 3,127.4
European Operations Division Central and Other [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 499.4 | 463.5
Total assets | 2,613.2 | 1,639.1
Total European Operations Division [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 60,374.5 | 51,634.7
Total assets | 68,039.3 | 62,572.8
LiLAC Division Chile [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 1,017.3 | 1,139.7
Total assets | 1,513.2 | 1,628.9
LiLAC Division Puerto Rico [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 1,128.3 | 1,131.9
Total assets | 1,209.0 | 1,195.7
LiLAC Division [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 2,145.6 | 2,271.6
Total assets | 2,722.2 | 2,824.6
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived assets | 68.9 | 83.0
Total assets | $ 2,080.4 | $ 1,564.6

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