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Stockholders' Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The following tables display the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss ) (“AOCI”) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (in millions):
| Foreign Currency Translation Loss, net of tax(1) |  | Unrecognized Pension & Postretirement Costs, net of tax |  | Derivative Hedging (Loss) Income, net of tax |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | (161.5 | ) |  | $ | (483.3 | ) |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | (645.2 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (126.3 | ) |  | (84.1 | ) |  | 9.5 |  |  | (200.9 | )
Amounts reclassified to earnings | — |  |  | 55.7 |  |  | (4.0 | ) |  | 51.7 |
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income | (126.3 | ) |  | (28.4 | ) |  | 5.5 |  |  | (149.2 | )
Balance at December 31, 2014 | (287.8 | ) |  | (511.7 | ) |  | 5.1 |  |  | (794.4 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (153.3 | ) |  | 42.1 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | (105.9 | )
Amounts reclassified to earnings | 29.4 |  |  | 47.3 |  |  | (10.2 | ) |  | 66.5 |
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income | (123.9 | ) |  | 89.4 |  |  | (4.9 | ) |  | (39.4 | )
Balance at December 31, 2015 | (411.7 | ) |  | (422.3 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | (833.8 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (198.0 | ) |  | 10.0 |  |  | (48.0 | ) |  | (236.0 | )
Amounts reclassified to earnings | 1.8 |  |  | 12.3 |  |  | 10.9 |  |  | 25.0 |
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income | (196.2 | ) |  | 22.3 |  |  | (37.1 | ) |  | (211.0 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | (607.9 | ) |  | $ | (400.0 | ) |  | $ | (36.9 | ) |  | $ | (1,044.8 | )
(1) | Includes foreign exchange (losses) gains of $(23.3) million, $(22.9) million and $(29.6) million during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, associated with intercompany loans designated as long-term.
Schedule Of Income Tax Effects Allocated To Comprehensive Income Loss Table [Table Text Block] | The income tax (provision) benefit allocated to the components of OCI are as follows (in millions):
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (10.3 | ) |  | $ | — |
Unrecognized pension and postretirement costs |  | (19.6 | ) |  | (41.1 | ) |  | 6.0 |
Derivative hedging (loss) gain |  | 20.7 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | (3.9 | )
Income tax (provision) benefit related to OCI |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | (52.0 | ) |  | $ | 2.1 |

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