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Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net Gains (Losses), before Tax |  |  | $ 56.1 | $ (120.5) |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, before Tax |  |  | (619.6) |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net of Tax |  |  | (422.3) | (511.7) | $ (483.3) | $ (621.1)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Amounts that Will be Amortized From AOCI in Next Fiscal Year, Pre-Tax |  |  | 14.0 |  |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Amounts that Will be Amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in Next Fiscal Year |  |  | 9.7 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Other Changes |  | $ 9.5 |  |  |  |
Actuarial Loss on adoption of new mortality tables |  |  |  | 111.9 |  |
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount |  |  | 16.5 | 15.8 | 16.7 |
Defined Contribution Benefit Arrangement, Liability at Period End |  |  | 16.7 | 16.5 |  |
Payments for Postemployment Benefits |  |  | 70.6 | 98.6 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net Loss Due to Settlements |  |  | 52.1 | 65.4 | 0.0 |
Deferred Compensation Liability, Current and Noncurrent |  |  | 44.2 | 49.1 |  |
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets |  |  | 55.3 | 54.5 |  |
OTHER ASSETS |  |  | 291.9 | 240.7 |  |
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized |  |  | 14.0 | $ 13.6 | $ 13.9 |
Defined Benefit Plan, expected pension expense increase due to change in estimated return on assets |  | 6.8 |  |  |  |
Primary U.S. Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year |  | 9.5 |  |  |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net Gains (Losses), before Tax |  |  | $ (508.5) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan - Amortization Period of unrecognized actuarial losses |  |  | 21 |  |  |
International [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Return on Assets |  |  | 3.86% | 5.01% | 4.81% |
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year |  | $ 14.6 |  |  |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax |  |  | $ (10.5) | $ 0.7 |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net Gains (Losses), before Tax |  |  | (107.8) | (140.8) |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, before Tax |  |  | (118.3) | (140.1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation |  |  | 613.6 | $ 671.7 | $ 615.4 |
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year One | [1] |  | 85.5 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Two | [1] |  | 84.5 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Three | [1] |  | 84.9 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Four | [1] |  | 85.5 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Five | [1] |  | 87.6 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Five Fiscal Years Thereafter | [1] |  | $ 446.3 |  |  |
United States Pension Plan of US Entity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Return on Assets |  | 6.25% | 7.25% | 7.25% | 7.50% |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax |  |  | $ 1.2 | $ 1.3 |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net Gains (Losses), before Tax |  |  | (556.1) | (654.4) |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, before Tax |  |  | (554.9) | (653.1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation |  |  | $ 937.7 | 1,060.7 | $ 1,034.0 |
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Employees |  |  | 310 |  |  |
Net Death Benefits From Life Insurance Policies, Amount |  |  | $ 275.8 |  |  |
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance |  |  | 108.4 | 106.0 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation |  |  | 119.5 | 139.3 |  |
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax |  |  | 19.6 | 26.2 |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net Gains (Losses), before Tax |  |  | 34.0 | 16.9 |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, before Tax |  |  | 53.6 | 43.1 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation |  |  | 67.9 | 88.1 | $ 111.8 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year One |  |  | 5.9 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Two |  |  | 5.8 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Three |  |  | 5.6 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Four |  |  | 5.4 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Five |  |  | 5.3 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Five Fiscal Years Thereafter |  |  | 24.4 |  |  |
Other Assets [Member] | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
OTHER ASSETS |  |  | $ 4.9 | $ 8.8 |  |
[1] | Certain pension benefit payments will be funded by plan assets.

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