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	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value
Asset transfers between levels	$ 0	$ 0
Liability transfers between levels	0	0
Thermal Equipment and Services reportable segment \| Trademarks
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Impairment charges			8.4	4.5
Number of business associated with impairment charge				2
Cooling
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Impairments				270.4
Impairment charges	18.0		18.0	11.0
Flow Technology and Thermal Equipment and Services \| Trademarks
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Impairment charges	20.1	6.7	20.1
Flow Technology Reportable Segment \| Trademarks
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Impairment charges		6.7	11.7		4.7
Senior notes \| Carrying Amount \| Nonrecurring basis
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Fair value of debt instruments	600.0	1,100.0	600.0		1,100.0
Senior notes \| Fair Value. \| Nonrecurring basis
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Fair value of debt instruments	665.3	1,214.3	665.3		1,214.3
Term loan \| Carrying Amount \| Nonrecurring basis
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Fair value of debt instruments	575.0	475.0	575.0		475.0
Term loan \| Fair Value. \| Nonrecurring basis
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Fair value of debt instruments	575.0	475.0	575.0		475.0
Other indebtedness \| Carrying Amount \| Nonrecurring basis
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Fair value of debt instruments	181.1	27.6	181.1		27.6
Other indebtedness \| Fair Value. \| Nonrecurring basis
Fair value of other financial liabilities
Fair value of debt instruments	181.1	27.6	181.1		27.6
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Other assets - FX embedded derivatives and investment in equity securities \| Recurring basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value of derivative assets		3.0			3.0
Cash proceeds	6.7
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Other current assets - FX embedded derivatives, FX forward contracts and commodity contracts \| Recurring basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value of derivative assets	5.1	2.0	5.1		2.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Other assets - FX embedded derivatives and investment in equity securities \| Recurring basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value of derivative assets	1.2		1.2
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Accrued expenses - FX forward contracts, FX embedded derivatives and commodity contracts \| Recurring basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value of derivative liability	10.6	6.8	10.6		6.8
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Other long-term liabilities - FX embedded derivatives and FX forward contracts \| Recurring basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value of derivative liability	1.0	2.1	1.0		2.1
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Recurring basis
Reconciliation of Equity Securities using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Balance at beginning of period	1.4	7.5
Cash consideration received and other		(5.2)
Unrealized gains (losses) recorded to earnings	6.0	(0.9)
Balance at end of period	7.4	1.4	7.4		1.4
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Other assets - FX embedded derivatives and investment in equity securities \| Recurring basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
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