Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Net sales	$ 1,314.9	$ 1,264.0
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 125.4	98.2
Seasonal percentage of operating income	60.00%
Seasonal percentage of operating cash flows	95.00%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 86.0		$ 18.5
Venezuelan Operations [Member]
Net sales		21.9
Operating Income (Loss)		$ 7.5

Seasonality of the Company's cash flows from operations.

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Percentage of the company's operating income earned in specific quarters due to seasonality.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28555-108399

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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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