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Aggregate notional amount of derivatives to deliver the underlying asset.

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
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Fair value of financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Risk Management (Details) € in Millions, ₪ in Millions, SFr in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017 CHF (SFr)	Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CHF (SFr)	Dec. 31, 2016 ILS (₪)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Credit agreement, amount outstanding			$ 164.0
Embedded derivatives in purchase and delivery contracts
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Notional amount of derivative sale contracts			110.5				$ 120.7
Notional amount of derivative purchase contracts			1.9				2.3
Fixed price commodity contracts
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Notional Amount			4.8				2.7
Not designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Notional Amount			87.8				40.7
Fair Value of Liabilities			0.5				1.4
Not designated as hedging instruments \| US Dollar:EUR
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Notional Amount		€ 72.3	78.3			€ 21.1	23.3
Fair Value of Liabilities			0.4				1.1
Not designated as hedging instruments \| US Dollar:CHF
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Notional Amount	SFr 8.0		8.0	SFr 7.9			8.0
Fair Value of Liabilities							0.3
Not designated as hedging instruments \| ILS:US Dollar
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Notional Amount							4.0
Not designated as hedging instruments \| US Dollar:ILS
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Notional Amount					₪ 15.3		4.0
Not designated as hedging instruments \| PLN:EUR
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Notional Amount		€ 1.4	1.5			€ 1.4	$ 1.4
Fair Value of Liabilities			0.1
2015 Credit Agreement \| US Dollar revolving loan
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Credit agreement, amount outstanding			$ 164.0