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Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Other accrued liabilities | $ 625.7 | $ 728.9
Customer Accruals [Member] |  |
Other accrued liabilities | 266.7 | 314.8
Accruals For Manufacturing, Marketing And Freight Expenses [Member] |  |
Other accrued liabilities | 65.1 | 73.0
Accrued Self-Insurance Liabilities [Member] |  |
Other accrued liabilities | 60.5 | 61.9
Accrued Pension, Defined Contribution And Other Postretirement Benefits [Member] |  |
Other accrued liabilities | 23.6 | 35.2
Accrued Contingencies, Primarily Legal, Environmental And Warranty [Member] |  |
Other accrued liabilities | 24.8 | 24.3
Accrued Restructuring [Member] |  |
Other accrued liabilities | 70.0 | 67.4
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |
Other accrued liabilities | 108.3 | 84.9
Accrued income taxes [Member] |  |
Other accrued liabilities | $ 6.7 | $ 67.4

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