Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Notes Payable
Uncommitted lines of credit	$ 24.2		$ 9.4
European Investment Bank	0.0		63.1
Other	0.8		3.4
Notes payable	71.9		106.9
Long-term Debt
Revolving credit facility	120.0		0.0
Other	1.2		0.8
Long-term debt excluding debt issuance costs	1,887.3		1,753.1
Long-term deferred financing fees	(52.8)		(61.7)
Long-term debt	1,834.5		1,691.4
Revolving credit facility borrowings (repayments), net	120.0	$ (168.0)
Other debt borrowings	381.0	1,825.7
Other debt repayments	(433.5)	(419.2)
December 2015 Term Loan [Member]
Notes Payable
Term Loan Facility	21.6		17.3
Long-term Debt
Term Loan Facility	184.0		201.3
Other debt repayments	(12.9)	(8.6)
Delayed Draw Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Notes Payable
Term Loan Facility	15.6		0.0
Long-term Debt
Term Loan Facility	231.3		0.0
Other debt borrowings	250.0	0.0
Other debt repayments	(3.1)	0.0
Term Loan B USD [Member]
Notes Payable
Term Loan Facility	4.8		10.0
Long-term Debt
Term Loan Facility	467.9		787.5
Other debt borrowings	0.0	990.0
Other debt repayments	(324.9)	0.0
Term Loan B EUR [Member]
Notes Payable
Term Loan Facility	4.9		3.7
Long-term Debt
Term Loan Facility	482.9		363.5
Other debt borrowings	73.3	398.1
Other debt repayments	(3.4)	0.0
European Investment Bank [Member]
Long-term Debt
Other debt repayments	(63.1)	0.0
Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Long-term Debt
Senior Notes	400.0		$ 400.0
Other debt borrowings	0.0	393.0
2006 Senior Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt
Other debt repayments	0.0	(225.0)
International Short-Term Uncommitted Line of Credit [Member]
Long-term Debt
Other debt borrowings	57.7	44.6
Other debt repayments	$ (26.1)	$ (185.6)
International Short-Term Uncommitted Line of Credit [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time	9.10%		9.87%

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