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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value by Balance Sheet Location | The following table summarizes the fair value of the company’s foreign exchange forward contracts as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
|  | September 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Balance Sheet Location |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 4.9 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | 3.8 |  |  | 1.6 |
Total fair value |  | $ | (3.1 | ) |  | $ | 3.3 |
Gains and Losses Recognized on Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts | The following table summarizes the location and amount of gains and losses recognized on foreign exchange forward contracts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.
| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Statement of Income Location |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income (expense), net | $ | (2.7 | ) |  | $ | 5.8 |  |  | $ | (9.6 | ) |  | $ | 27.3 |
Fair Values of Other Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value in Consolidated Balance Sheets | Financial assets with carrying values approximating fair value include cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Financial liabilities with carrying values approximating fair value include accounts payable and other accrued liabilities. The carrying amounts of these financial assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short maturities. Such financial instruments are not included in the following table that provides information about the estimated fair values of other financial instruments that are not measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
| September 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value
Long-term debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10.75% senior secured notes due 2022 | $ | 431.4 |  |  | $ | 496.1 |  |  | $ | 429.6 |  |  | $ | 492.8 |
5.50% convertible senior notes due 2021 | $ | 192.2 |  |  | $ | 476.2 |  |  | $ | 186.3 |  |  | $ | 237.9 |

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