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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Federal tax rate   35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued   $ 8.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued $ 3.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations   11.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 58.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 30.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Undistributed earnings of non-United States subsidiaries   281.7pol_UndistributedEarningsOfNonUnitedStates    
Income tax payments   70.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 120.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 30.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Income tax refunds   4.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromIncomeTaxRefunds 2.9us-gaap_ProceedsFromIncomeTaxRefunds 13.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIncomeTaxRefunds
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations 19.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations      
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year   25.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions    
Combined State        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards   223.4us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Foreign Subsidiaries        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards   108.5us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Domestic and Foreign Tax Authority [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Valuation allowances against these loss carryforwards   $ 21.5us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
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