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Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangibles Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 10, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2016
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Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | $ 673.1 | $ 678.5 | $ 685.6 | $ 685.4
Sperry [Member] |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | $ 586.8 |  |  |

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- Definition Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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