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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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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
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