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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than options amount payable as percentage of initial award contingent upon maximum performance.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock and Incentive Programs for Employees and Directors - Narrative (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) CompensationPlan shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 17.3	$ 17.7	$ 19.9
Share-based compensation expense, income tax benefit	6.7	6.9	7.7
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost	$ 19.3
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted-average period of recognition	1 year 9 months 18 days
Number of active Share-based compensation plan \| CompensationPlan	1
Number of terminated or expired share-based compensation plans \| CompensationPlan	1
Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	3 years
Restricted Stock \| After January Two Thousand Nine
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	3 years
Restricted Stock \| Between January 2008 And January 2009
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	3 years
Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	3 years
Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	4 years
Award term (in years)	10 years
Stock options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 0.6	0.9	1.5
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost	$ 0.1
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted-average period of recognition	2 months 12 days
Stock options \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	3 years
Stock options \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	4 years
Award term (in years)	10 years
Stock options \| Maximum \| After Retirement Date
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award term (in years)	5 years
Performance share units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 5.1	$ 3.5	2.5
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost	$ 6.7
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted-average period of recognition	1 year 8 months 12 days
Equity instruments other than options, outstanding shares \| shares	732,000	804,000
Performance share units \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	3 years
Performance share units \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	4 years
Stock Compensation Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved and authorized (in shares) \| shares	10,000,000
Shares authorized and available for grant under the 2012 PIP \| shares	5,700,000
Restricted stock units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 11.6	$ 13.3	$ 15.9
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost	$ 12.5
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted-average period of recognition	1 year 9 months 18 days
Equity instruments other than options, outstanding shares \| shares	1,670,000	2,045,000
Restricted stock units \| Liability Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity instruments other than options, outstanding shares \| shares	86,372	86,372	124,599
Performance Share Unit Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	3 years
Performance Share Unit Awards \| 2015 Award
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amount payable as a percentage of initial award, contingent upon maximum performance	150.00%
Performance Share Unit Awards \| 2014 and 2013 Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amount payable as a percentage of initial award, contingent upon maximum performance	100.00%