Guarantees and Product Warranties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company provides its global operations guarantees and standby letters of credit through various financial institutions to suppliers, customers, regulatory agencies and insurance providers. If the Company is not able to make payment, the suppliers, customers, regulatory agencies and insurance providers may draw on the pertinent bank. At December 31, 2017, the maximum future contractual obligations relative to these various guarantees totaled $195.1, of which $28.0 represented standby letters of credit to insurance providers, and no associated liability was recorded. At December 31, 2016, the maximum future payment obligations relative to these various guarantees totaled $183.3, of which $28.0 represented standby letters of credit to insurance providers, and no associated liability was recorded.

The Company provides its customers a standard manufacturer’s warranty and records, at the time of the sale, a corresponding estimated liability for potential warranty costs. Estimated future obligations due to warranty claims are based upon historical factors such as labor rates, average repair time, travel time, number of service calls per machine and cost of replacement parts.

Changes in the Company’s warranty liability balance are illustrated in the following table:



	2017			2016
Balance at January 1	$	101.6		$	73.6
Current period accruals	36.0			53.4
Current period settlements	(65.2		)	(73.5		)
Acquired warranty accruals	—			43.8
Currency translation	4.3			4.3
Balance at December 31	$	76.7		$	101.6