Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Share-based Compensation, Excess Tax Benefit, Amount

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Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes, Discrete Charges

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Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes, Due To Change In Federal Tax Rate

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Global Intangible Low Taxed Income Provisional Tax Expense

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable to taxing authorities for taxes that are based on the reporting entity's earnings, net of amounts receivable from taxing authorities for refunds of overpayments or recoveries of income taxes, and in deferred and other tax liabilities and assets.

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$ 25.0	$ 19.6		$ 49.8	$ 37.6
Increase in income taxes	5.4			12.2
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 GILTI provisional tax expense	6.1			12.0
Increase in discrete charges	1.9
Federal rate change benefit	$ 4.4			$ 6.3
Share-based compensation benefit (expense)			$ 3.1
Change in enacted tax rate				21.00%		35.00%