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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. corporate income tax rate |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |
Provisional tax benefit | $ 8.0 | $ 206.7 |  |  |  |
Estimated undistributed foreign earnings and profits |  |  | $ 526.4 |  |  |
Provisional income tax expense | (6.9) |  | $ 71.0 |  |  |
Mandatory repatriation tax payable period |  |  | 8 years |  |  |
Valuation allowance, net operating losses | 229.8 |  | $ 229.8 |  |  |
Other Current Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repatriation tax liability | 5.7 |  | 5.7 |  |  |
Other Long-term Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repatriation tax liability | 65.3 |  | 65.3 |  |  |
Scenario, Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. corporate income tax rate |  |  |  | 21.00% |  |
Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. corporate income tax rate |  |  |  | 24.50% |  |
Released [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset | 335.0 |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance, net operating losses | 2.7 |  | 2.7 |  |  | $ 4.9
U.S. State Net Operating Losses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance, net operating losses | $ 38.7 |  | 38.7 |  |  |
Federal Net Operating Losses [Member] | Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance, net operating losses |  |  |  | $ 40.0 |  |
Tax Year 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Limits on deducting compensation, including performance-base compensation |  |  | $ 1.0 |  |  |

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