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	Mar. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Officers State	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of principal shareholders and senior executive officers \| Officers			3
Capital Leases [Abstract]
2016			$ 0.6
2017			0.3
2018			0.1
2019			0.0
2020			0.0
2021-2025			0.0
2026-2030			0.0
Thereafter			0.0
Total minimum lease payments			1.0
Less: sublease rental income			0.0
Lease obligation net of subleases			1.0
Less amount representing interest			0.0
Present value of minimum capital lease payments (including current portion of $0.6)			1.0
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2016			24.8
2017			25.0
2018			22.1
2019			20.2
2020			16.3
2021-2025			44.2
2026-2030			22.5
Thereafter			4.4
Total minimum lease payments			179.5
Less: sublease rental income			9.2
Lease obligation net of subleases			170.3
Total lease [Abstract]
2016			25.4
2017			25.3
2018			22.2
2019			20.2
2020			16.3
2021-2025			44.2
2026-2030			22.5
Thereafter			4.4
Total minimum lease payments			180.5
Less: sublease rental income			9.2
Lease obligation net of subleases			171.3
Annual rent expense			26.4	$ 31.5	$ 34.6
Related party rent expense			1.0	0.9	0.9
Rent expense net of sublease income			$ 0.1	0.0	0.1
Number of states seeking recovery of unclaimed property \| State			45
Duration of sentence given to Gilbert Fiorentino based on whistleblower report		60 months
Duration of sentence given to Carl Fiorentino based on whistleblower report		80 months
Subsequent Event [Member]
Total lease [Abstract]
Restitution amount	$ 36.0
North America Technology Products Group [Member]
Total lease [Abstract]
Annual rent expense			$ 10.7	$ 18.3	$ 20.6