Change in Prior Period Earnings Per Share

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Disposal Groups, Binding Agreement for Sale, Number of Indirect Subsidiaries

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Equipment Financing

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Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment, Accumulated Deficit

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Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of loans from a bank with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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The amount of a reclassification adjustment made to prior period financial statement amounts.

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Basis of Presentation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 11, 2015 subsidiary
Prior period reclassification adjustment	$ 6.9
Argentina
Number of indirect subsidiaries who entered into binding agreement \| subsidiary			2
Brazil
Brazil equipment financing facility		$ 318.0
Successor Company
Prior period reclassification adjustment	6.9
Accumulated deficit adjustment	6.8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss adjustment	$ 0.1
Change in prior period earnings per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.07
Brazil bank loans		280.7
Successor Company \| Brazil
Brazil equipment financing facility		$ 318.0