Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Parentheticals - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Foreign currency hedges, amount recognized in other comprehensive income, tax	$ 0.3	$ 0.4
Interest rate hedges
Interest rate hedges, net gain recognized in other comprehensive income, tax	(4.1)	0.5
Pension and other post-retirement benefits
Net actuarial loss amortization, tax	$ 3.5	$ (0.3)

Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.

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