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Number of common stock held in a trust that has been set up specifically to accumulate stock for the sole purpose of distribution to participating employees but not yet earned.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Stock Based Compensation Plans and Other Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) CompensationPlan shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Participants Employee
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of compensation plans \| CompensationPlan	4
Compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 15.3
Period of amortization expected to be recognized	3 years
Non-cash compensation expense	$ 23.3	$ 18.1	$ 16.0
Excess tax benefits on stock options exercised	22.1	15.1	30.0
Restricted shares, stock compensation expense	1.6
Deferred Compensation Plans
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation, liability	92.7	90.6
Amounts charged to earnings	$ 2.4	1.9	$ 2.3
Shares held in rabbi trust \| shares	280,000
Deferred Compensation Plans \| Other Assets
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Funded balances	$ 79.4	$ 81.4
Deferred Compensation Plans \| Management
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of compensation contribution	85.00%
Deferred Compensation Plans \| Director
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of compensation contribution	100.00%
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit \| Foreign Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, number of plan participants \| Participants			336
Defined benefit plan, plan participants, number of active employees \| Employee			53
One time termination payment to purchase annuities			$ 7.5
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit \| Foreign Plan \| Consumer International
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
One-time settlement expense			39.2
One-time settlement expense, net of tax			$ 31.5
Exercise Options Granted In Two Thousand Seven Or Latter Within Three Year From Date Of Termination
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum required participant age and years of service	65 years
Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock exercise period, years	10 years
Vesting period	3 years
Minimum service period, years	5 years
Minimum required participant age with five years of service	55 years
Restricted Shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation, liability	$ 1.6
Stock compensation, unamortized amount	$ 3.1