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Rental expense and commitments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Net rental expense | $ 77.4 | $ 80.6 | $ 83.7
Income from subleases | 7.8 | $ 9.1 | $ 8.5
Minimum net rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases in 2017 | 47.8 |  |
Minimum net rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases in 2018 | 37.7 |  |
Minimum net rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases in 2019 | 30.6 |  |
Minimum net rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases in 2020 | 22.8 |  |
Minimum net rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases in 2021 | 13.1 |  |
Minimum net rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases, thereafter | 21.1 |  |
Future minimum sublease rentals | 17.7 |  |
Standby letters of credit and surety bonds outstanding | 298.0 |  |
Deposits and collateralized assets | $ 44.0 |  |

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- Definition Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 + Details
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