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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Parenthetical] $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Parenthetical] [Abstract]
Other comprehensive (loss) income, tax	$ (8.9)

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Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Parenthetical] [Abstract]

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Amount of tax expense (benefit) allocated to other comprehensive income (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66004124&loc=d3e640-108580

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 11
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65896914&loc=d3e39076-109324

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