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Stockholders' Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | The following table displays the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (in millions):
| Foreign Currency Translation Loss (1) |  | Unrecognized Pension & Other Postretirement Costs, Net of Tax |  | Derivative Hedging (Loss) Gain, Net of Tax |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | (161.5 | ) |  | $ | (483.3 | ) |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | (645.2 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 5.9 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 1.8 |  |  | 6.7 |
Amounts reclassified to earnings | — |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 2.8 |
Net current period other comprehensive income | 5.9 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 9.5 |
Balance at March 31, 2014 | $ | (155.6 | ) |  | $ | (480.5 | ) |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | (635.7 | )
(1) Includes foreign exchange gains of $0.8 million arising during the three months ended March 31, 2014 associated with intercompany loans designated as long-term.
Schedule Of Amounts Reclassified Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The following table depicts reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings for the three months ended March 31, (in millions):
|  | Amount Reclassified to Earnings as Expense (Benefit) in the Statements of Operations |  | Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs: |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service benefit |  | $ | (1.6 | ) |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | (1)
Actuarial loss |  | 7.0 |  |  | 8.4 |  |  | (1)
Total before tax |  | 5.4 |  |  | 8.2 |  |  |
Tax effect |  | (1.6 | ) |  | (2.7 | ) |  |
Net of tax |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts on inventory-related purchases |  | $ | (1.9 | ) |  | $ | (0.5 | ) |  | Cost of products sold
Forward interest rate swaps |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | Interest expense, net
Total before tax |  | (1.7 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  |
Tax effect |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |
Net of tax |  | $ | (1.0 | ) |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  |
(1) These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs, which are recorded in the cost of products sold and selling, general and administrative expenses line-items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. See Footnote 8 for further details.

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