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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Financing Arrangements (Details Textual) € in Millions, $ in Millions						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 11, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 06, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 18, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 07, 2017 EUR (€)	Jul. 03, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt									$ 37.0		$ 105.4
Long-term Fixed-rate Debt, Carrying Value									1,073.6		682.4
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt							$ 1,286.1	$ 862.7
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding									1,693.1		856.9
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current									$ 548.6	$ 457.6	$ 524.9
Euro Term Loan - Variable Rate [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate						1.13%			1.13%		1.13%
Euro Senior Unsecured Notes - 2.02% [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						2.02%			2.02%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Sep. 07, 2027	Sep. 07, 2027
Senior Unsecured Notes - 3.875% [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						3.875%			3.875%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Sep. 01, 2024	Sep. 01, 2024
Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						May 01, 2028	May 01, 2028
Groeneveld [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition					Jul. 03, 2017
Senior Unsecured Notes - 4.5% [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date		Sep. 06, 2018
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt		$ 400.0
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding									$ 396.0		$ 0.0
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						4.50%			4.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Dec. 15, 2028				Dec. 15, 2018	Dec. 15, 2018
Euro Term Loan - Variable Rate [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date			Sep. 18, 2017
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt			$ 100.0
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding						€ 93.5			$ 108.3		119.7
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Sep. 18, 2020
Repayments of Long-term Lines of Credit \| €						€ 6.5
Euro Senior Unsecured Notes - 2.02% [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date				Sep. 07, 2017
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt \| €				€ 150.0
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding									$ 173.4		179.3
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						2.02%			2.02%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Sep. 07, 2027
Senior Unsecured Notes - Variable Rate [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity under line of credit									$ 500.0
Remaining Borrowing Capacity under Line of Credit Facility of Company's foreign subsidiaries									434.8
Line of credit expiration date						Jun. 19, 2020	Jun. 19, 2020
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding									$ 65.2		$ 52.0
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						2.43%			2.43%		1.83%
Foreign Subsidiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt									$ 37.0		$ 42.5
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity under line of credit									284.5
Borrowings guarantees									0.5
Remaining Borrowing Capacity under Line of Credit Facility of Company's foreign subsidiaries									$ 247.0
Line of Credit stated variable interest rate, High Range						9.45%			9.45%		2.22%
Line of Credit Accounts Receivable Securitization [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt									$ 0.0		$ 62.9
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity under line of credit									100.0
Remaining Borrowing Capacity under Line of Credit Facility of Company's foreign subsidiaries									6.8
Line of credit expiration date						Nov. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2021
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding									$ 93.2		0.0
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate						3.05%			3.05%
Term Loan - Variable Rate [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date	Sep. 11, 2018
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	$ 350.0
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding									$ 349.2		$ 0.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 11, 2023
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate						3.38%			3.38%
Minimum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						6.74%			6.74%
Maximum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						7.76%			7.76%