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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the sum of short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations, which are due within one year (or one business cycle if longer).

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	13 Months Ended	29 Months Ended			1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended														1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 facility	May 12, 2011 facility	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	May 31, 2011 Revolving credit facility Y	Nov. 30, 2008 Revolving credit facility Y	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility	May 13, 2011 Revolving credit facility	Nov. 06, 2008 Revolving credit facility	May 31, 2011 Term loan A Y	Nov. 30, 2008 Term loan A Y	Sep. 30, 2012 Term loan A	Dec. 31, 2011 Term loan A	May 13, 2011 Term loan A	Nov. 06, 2008 Term loan A	May 31, 2011 Term loan B Y	Nov. 30, 2008 Term loan B Y	Sep. 30, 2012 Term loan B	Dec. 31, 2011 Term loan B	May 13, 2011 Term loan B	Nov. 06, 2008 Term loan B	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior notes due 2013	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior notes due 2013	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior notes due 2018	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior notes due 2018	Feb. 08, 2010 Senior notes due 2018	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior notes due 2020	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior notes due 2020	Oct. 18, 2010 Senior notes due 2020	Sep. 30, 2012 Other	Dec. 31, 2011 Other	Nov. 30, 2008 Term loan X M	Nov. 06, 2008 Term loan X	May 13, 2011 New Senior Credit Facility
Debt:
Total debt			$ 2,029.6	$ 1,890.0			$ 124.0					$ 306.3	$ 332.5					$ 332.0	$ 332.0			$ 150.0	$ 150.0	$ 411.0	$ 407.7		$ 621.9	$ 613.5		$ 84.4	$ 54.3
Less: current portion and short-term borrowings			(114.0)	(79.1)
Long-term debt			1,915.6	1,810.9
Number of loan facilities included with the senior credit facility	3	4
Maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility									400.0																									1,250.0
Face amount of debt								$ 500.0						$ 350.0	$ 1,025.0					$ 400.0	$ 1,200.0					$ 400.0			$ 600.0				$ 300.0
Term of debt (in years)					5	5				5	5					6.5	6
Term of debt (in months)																																18
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)												3.25%						4.25%												6.50%
Weighted-average interest rate, including interest rate caps (as a percent)												3.25%						4.25%