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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						3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2019	Sep. 11, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 06, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 18, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 07, 2017 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt										$ 34.8	$ 33.6
Long-term Fixed-rate Debt, Carrying Value										1,062.6	1,070.7
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt								$ 451.0	$ 1,286.1
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding										1,615.3	1,648.0
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current										$ 548.3	$ 546.6
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%	1.13%
Euro Senior Unsecured Notes - 2.02% [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						2.02%	2.02%			2.02%
Senior Unsecured Notes - 3.875% [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						3.875%	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
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										$ 396.1	$ 395.8
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						4.50%	4.50%			4.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Dec. 15, 2028
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						€ 48.5	€ 48.5			$ 52.8	107.1
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Sep. 18, 2020
Early Repayment of Senior Debt \| €						€ 23.5
Repayments of Senior Debt \| €							€ 51.5
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										$ 163.0	171.4
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						2.02%	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										$ 650.0
Remaining Borrowing Capacity under Line of Credit Facility of Company's foreign subsidiaries										580.7
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date	Jun. 25, 2019
Line of credit expiration date							Jun. 25, 2024	Jun. 25, 2024
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding										$ 69.3	$ 43.9
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time						3.26%	3.26%			3.26%	3.40%
Senior Unsecured Notes - Variable Rate [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time						1.00%	1.00%			1.00%	1.10%
Foreign Subsidiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt										$ 22.0	$ 33.6
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity under line of credit										261.9
Borrowings guarantees										0.3
Remaining Borrowing Capacity under Line of Credit Facility of Company's foreign subsidiaries										$ 239.6
Line of Credit stated variable interest rate, High Range						2.28%	2.28%			2.28%	1.00%
Line of Credit Accounts Receivable Securitization [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt										$ 12.8	$ 0.0
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										0.0
Line of credit expiration date							Nov. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2021
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity										100.0
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding										$ 87.2	$ 75.0
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate						3.09%	3.09%			3.09%	3.22%
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										$ 340.7	$ 347.1
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Sep. 11, 2023
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate						3.65%	3.65%			3.65%	3.77%
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Date							Jul. 12, 2019	Jul. 12, 2019
Minimum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						6.74%	6.74%			6.74%
Maximum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Interest rate						7.76%	7.76%			7.76%