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Amount of cash inflow from realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.

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Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting payout cap	100.00%
Period of time to measure Company total shareholder return and apply vesting payout cap	3 years
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during period	$ 9.80	$ 12.57	$ 12.08
Fair value of shares vested	$ 9.0	$ 9.6	$ 9.1
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	7.9	25.4	26.2
Cash received from options exercised	8.9	8.2	24.9
Proceeds and Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation	1.6
Tax benefit/(shortfall) realized for tax deductions from option exercises and vesting of restricted stock	0.1	7.7	6.4
Aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options	2.1	12.5	26.4
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Stock Options	$ 10.3
weighted average period for unvested share-based options to be recognized	1 year 2 months 27 days
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options	$ 19.0
weighted average period for unvested share-based RSUs to be recognized	1.15
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense recognized for restricted stock awards	$ 12.2	10.9	11.9
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Options Exercisable After First Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	25.00%
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Options Exercisable After Second Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	50.00%
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Options Exercisable After Third Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	75.00%
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Options Exercisable After Fourth Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	100.00%
Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common stock trading days	10 days
Cash received from options exercised	$ 11.9	$ 20.5	$ 31.0
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Options Exercisable After First Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	25.00%
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Options Exercisable After Second Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	50.00%
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Options Exercisable After Third Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	75.00%
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Options Exercisable After Fourth Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	100.00%
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Prior To January 29, 2007 [Member] \| Options Exercisable After First Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	50.00%
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Prior To January 29, 2007 [Member] \| Options Exercisable After Second Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercisable rate	100.00%
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting payout potential range	175.00%