Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 77.6	$ 108.0
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash (used for) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	70.1	86.9
Write off of debt financing costs	1.1
Deferred income taxes	28.0	(38.7)
Share-based compensation	9.6	11.2
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	(5.8)	(0.2)
Equity earnings from joint venture	(57.0)	(49.6)
Separation costs	33.0	16.8
Loss on interest rate swap	10.7
U.S. pension expense	11.8	18.9
Non-cash foreign currency translation on intercompany loans	(5.8)	12.5
Other non-cash adjustments, net	1.6
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(41.3)	(19.0)
Inventories	(4.4)	(10.4)
Other current assets	11.5	(12.0)
Other non-current assets	(7.0)	(5.8)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(88.2)	7.1
Income taxes payable	(24.1)	26.9
Other long-term liabilities	(19.4)	(12.0)
Other, net	(4.6)	3.4
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities	(2.6)	144.0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(75.7)	(96.7)
Return of investment from joint venture	68.5	47.6
Other investing activities	0.3	3.8
Net cash (used for) investing activities	(6.9)	(45.3)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility and other short-term debt	90.0
Payments of revolving credit facility and other short-term debt	(90.0)
Proceeds from long-term debt	363.5
Payments of long-term debt	(432.8)	(28.8)
Financing costs	(8.1)
Special dividends paid		(1.2)
Proceeds from exercised stock options	0.3	6.3
Cash transferred to Armstrong Flooring, Inc.	(9.1)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	5.8	0.2
Payment for treasury stock acquired	(7.8)
Payment of company owned life insurance loans, net		(0.1)
Net cash (used for) financing activities	(88.2)	(23.6)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(4.6)	(10.4)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(102.3)	64.7
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	244.8	185.3
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	142.5	250.0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period of discontinued operations		29.9
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period of continuing operations	142.5	220.1
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:
Interest paid	25.2	29.8
Income taxes paid, net	23.9	37.9
Amounts in accounts payable for capital expenditures	$ 4.7	$ 21.2