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Business Acquisitions - Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination (Details) - Argotec [Member] $ in Millions | Oct. 28, 2015 USD ($)
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Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 130.5
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) |
Trade names [Member] |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 12.9
Customer relationships [Member] |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 115.9
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) | 15 years
Non-competition agreements [Member] |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 1.7
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) | 4 years

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16265-109275 + Details
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- Definition Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73530397&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
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