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Business Acquisitions - Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 28, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Argotec [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |  |
Preliminary Fair Value | $ 131.0 |
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) | 15 years |
Argotec [Member] | Trade names [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |  |
Preliminary Fair Value | $ 14.0 |
Argotec [Member] | Customer relationships [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |  |
Preliminary Fair Value | $ 115.3 |
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) | 15 years |
Argotec [Member] | Non-competition agreements [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |  |
Preliminary Fair Value | $ 1.7 |
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) | 4 years |
Pronamic And SNN [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 11.6
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) |  | 15 years
Pronamic And SNN [Member] | Customer relationships [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 7.1
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) |  | 14 years
Pronamic And SNN [Member] | Developed Technology [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 2.1
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) |  | 20 years
Pronamic And SNN [Member] | Patents [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 1.5
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) |  | 17 years
Pronamic And SNN [Member] | Customer contracts [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |  |
Preliminary Fair Value |  | $ 0.9
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) |  | 2 years

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