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Other (Income) Expense, Net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Other (Income) Expense, Net [Abstract] |
Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block] | Other Expense, Net Other expense, net consists of the following for the years ended December 31, (in millions):
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Investment activities, including equity in earnings | $ | (6.6 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2.7 | )
Foreign currency transaction loss | 17.9 |  |  | 48.9 |  |  | 21.0 |
Other, net | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |
| $ | 11.3 |  |  | $ | 49.0 |  |  | $ | 18.5 |

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