Divestitures (Details) - Australia, New Zealand and Asia Businesses - Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash received from the buyer	$ 49.0
Net assets sold	(52.0)
AOCI reclassification adjustments, primarily foreign currency translation	2.1
Direct costs to sell	5.5
Loss on sale of business	$ 10.6

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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