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Accounts Receivable Sale Program (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Receivables [Abstract] |
Maximum Limit Accounts Receivable Sale Program | $ 40.0
Trade Accounts Receivable Sold | 145.0
Amount Received From Trade Accounts Receivable Sold To Third Party | 144.7
Loss on sale of accounts receivable resulting from discount | $ 0.3

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- Definition Accounts receivable program with third party maximum amount at any time that can be sold. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the amount of trade accounts receivable that have been sold to a third party. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Reflects the net positive or negative amount derived from subtracting from net proceeds of sale, the carrying amounts, net of allocated reserves, of accounts receivable transferred to a third party in a transaction that qualifies for sales treatment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82924980&loc=d3e107425-111719 + Details
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