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Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details 7) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits      
Balance at beginning of year $ 53.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 54.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 49.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Increases (decreases) for prior year tax positions (0.2)aks_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (0.8)aks_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 1.6aks_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Increases (decreases) for current year tax positions 7.7aks_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesDecreasesForCurrentYearTaxPositions 0.9aks_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesDecreasesForCurrentYearTaxPositions 3.7aks_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesDecreasesForCurrentYearTaxPositions
Decreases related to statute lapse (1.4)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (0.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (0.5)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Balance at end of year 59.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 53.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 54.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Amount of Unrecorded Benefit 0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate 41.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 42.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Unrecognized tax benefits that would result in adjustments to other tax accounts 18.4aks_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldResultInAdjustmentsToOtherTaxAccounts 11.2aks_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldResultInAdjustmentsToOtherTaxAccounts  
Unrecognized tax benefits, accrued interest and penalties $ 0.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued $ 0.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Earliest Tax Year [Member] | Domestic Tax Authority [Member]      
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Open Tax Year by Major Tax Jurisdiction 2011    
Earliest Tax Year [Member] | State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]      
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Open Tax Year by Major Tax Jurisdiction 2007