Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan, Percentage Funded Maximum

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Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plan, Projected Period for Accumulated Funding Deficit

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Amount of contributions made to the multiemployer plan by all employers who participate in the plan. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 80

-Section 50

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14450570&loc=SL14450678-114947

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Amount of the obligation recognized by withdrawing from a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Employee Retirement Plans (Multiemployer Pension Plans) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 02, 2010
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Withdrawal liability	$ 59.0			$ 98.6
Multiemployer plans, plan contributions	13.9	14.4	11.2
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Withdrawal liability	39.1
Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Withdrawal liability	14.4
Unsecured Notes [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Withdrawal liability	$ 5.5
Graphics Communications International Union Employer Retirement Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Projected period for accumulated funding deficit	4 years
Funded percentage of plan	65.00%
Graphics Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters National PensionFund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Funded percentage of plan	65.00%