For a business acquisition, the amount of consideration held in escrow.

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The adjustments, for working capital, to the gross payments for a business acquisition.

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 AUD ($)	Jul. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2018 MXN ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Cumberland Asset Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business, gross	$ 6.0	$ 8.2
GOBA Internacional, SA de CV
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business, gross			$ 39.9	$ 796.8
Cash acquired			1.9
Cost of acquisitions, net of cash acquired			37.2
Revenue of acquired business since acquisition date					$ 11.9	$ 23.7
Working capital adjustments to purchase price						(0.8)
Business acquisition, consideration held in escrow			$ 5.8	$ 115.0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses \| Cumberland Asset Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction related costs						$ 0.1
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses \| GOBA Internacional, SA de CV
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction related costs							$ 1.1
Maximum \| GOBA Internacional, SA de CV
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Escrow period			5 years	5 years