Acquisition Contingency Payments Recorded as Additional Goodwill

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Acquisition Contingency Payments Recorded as Additional Goodwill, Total to Date

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, resulting from a business combination.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Acquisitions Textuals (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition Contingency Payments Recorded as Additional Goodwill	$ 1.5	$ 3.5
2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date	73.1
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	16.9
2013 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date	28.8	11.1
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		4.8
Orlando Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition Contingency Payments Recorded as Additional Goodwill	1.5	3.5	0.2
Acquisition Contingency Payments Recorded as Additional Goodwill, Total to Date	18.0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High	25.0
Customer Relationships [Member] \| 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	14.9
Customer Relationships [Member] \| 2013 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		4.6
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	11 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| 2013 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life		7 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	18 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| 2013 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life		10 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	1.1
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	1 year
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	1 year 6 months
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	9 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	3 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| 2013 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life		5 years
Trade Names [Member] \| 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	0.9
Trade Names [Member] \| 2013 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		$ 0.2
Trade Names [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| 2013 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life		3 years
Trade Names [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| 2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	8 years