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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 ($)
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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-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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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