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Fair Value Measurements (Summary of Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value) (Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | $ 1,761.4 | $ 1,204.2
Investments | 1,662.7 | 3,481.8
Total assets | 3,424.1 | 4,686.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 2,560.8 | 3,056.5
Total liabilities | 2,560.8 | 3,056.5
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Investments | 1,344.3 | 3,182.4
Total assets | 1,344.3 | 3,182.4
Total liabilities | 0.0 | 0.0
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 1,361.2 | 773.8
Investments | 0.0 | 0.0
Total assets | 1,361.2 | 773.8
Total liabilities | 2,472.4 | 2,939.6
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 400.2 | 430.4
Investments | 318.4 | 299.4
Total assets | 718.6 | 729.8
Total liabilities | 88.4 | 116.9
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 1,357.3 | 769.2
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 2,471.3 | 2,918.6
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 1,357.3 | 769.2
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 2,471.3 | 2,918.6
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Equity-related derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 400.2 | 430.4
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 88.4 | 116.9
Equity-related derivative instruments [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Equity-related derivative instruments [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Equity-related derivative instruments [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 400.2 | 430.4
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 88.4 | 116.9
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 2.5 | 2.6
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.8 | 20.2
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 2.5 | 2.6
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.8 | 20.2
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Other Contract [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 1.4 | 2.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.3 | 0.8
Other Contract [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Other Contract [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 1.4 | 2.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | 0.3 | 0.8
Other Contract [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Assets - derivative instruments: | 0.0 | 0.0
Liabilities - derivative instruments: | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0

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