Financing (Components Of Debt) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	5.00%
Long-term debt	$ 934.9	$ 942.3
Short-term Debt	$ 7.4	$ 6.9
Four Point Four Five Percent Notes Due Two Thousand And Twenty Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.45%	4.45%
Syndicated Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 67.6	$ 76.1
Short-term Debt	5.9	5.3
Six Point Five Five Percent Notes Due 2036
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	198.3	198.2
Four Point Four Five Percent Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 298.8	$ 298.6
6.55% Notes Due 2036
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.55%	6.55%
Senior Notes Due 2048
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 346.0	$ 345.9
Other Deferred Financing Costs
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	1.4	1.6
Building Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	25.6	25.1
Short-term Debt	$ 1.5	$ 1.6

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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