Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income in the next year	$ 0.9
Unrecognized net gains and losses from all sources, threshold	10.00%
Settlements	2.7		6.1
Estimated future benefit payments 2015	22.2
Estimated future benefit payments 2016	17.5
Estimated future benefit payments 2017	17.8
Estimated future benefit payments 2018	18.0
Estimated future benefit payments 2019	18.0
Estimated future benefit payments, from 2020 to 2023	96.5
Net defined contribution plan expense recognized	12.8	12.0	10.0
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income in the next year	10.5
U.S. Plans [Member]
Accumulated benefit obligation	190.1	169.4
Fixed-income investments, expected real rate of return	2.00%
Long-term rate of inflation	3.00%
Discount rate used to determine net postretirement benefit expense	4.02%
Defined benefit pension plan cash contributions	2.1	0.5
Discount rate used to determine accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	4.02%	4.85%
Non-U.S. Plans [Member]
Accumulated benefit obligation	139.3	104.5
Discount rate used to determine net postretirement benefit expense	3.02%
Defined benefit pension plan cash contributions	6.5	10.7
Discount rate used to determine accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	3.02%	4.36%
Two Mutual Funds [Member]
Plan assets concentration	43.00%	41.00%
Debt Securities [Member] \| U.S. Plans [Member]
Asset allocation assumption to equity investments	35.00%
Equity investments, expected real rate of return	8.00%
Equity investment, actual asset allocation	31.00%	46.00%
Debt Securities [Member] \| Non-U.S. Plans [Member]
Asset allocation assumption to equity investments	40.00%	37.00%
Actual asset allocation of fixed-investments	38.00%
Other Investments [Member] \| Non-U.S. Plans [Member]
Actual asset allocation of other investments	3.00%
Equity Securities [Member] \| U.S. Plans [Member]
Asset allocation assumption to equity investments	65.00%
Equity investment, actual asset allocation	69.00%	54.00%
Equity Securities [Member] \| Non-U.S. Plans [Member]
Asset allocation assumption to equity investments	60.00%	63.00%
Actual asset allocation of equity investment	59.00%
Minimum [Member]
Estimated future benefit payments 2015	$ 11.9

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The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money for the plan.

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