Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Decrease in noncontrolling interest (for example, but not limited to, redeeming or purchasing the interests of noncontrolling shareholders, issuance of shares (interests) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary to the parent entity for other than cash, and a buyback of shares (interest) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary from the noncontrolling interests).

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As of the reporting date, the aggregate carrying amount of all noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. This item includes noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) regardless of the type of equity interest (common, preferred, other) including all potential organizational (legal) forms of the investee entity.

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Noncontrolling Interest (Details) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interest (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 25, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Jun. 11, 2015 € / shares	Jun. 08, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, beginning balance		$ 0.0
ND acquisition noncontrolling interest		784.2
Comprehensive gain attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		0.8
Adjustment to record noncontrolling interest at redemption value		(4.9)
Adjustments for shares purchased, net of currency adjustment		(459.7)
Transfer to noncontrolling interest within permanent equity		(320.4)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, ending balance		$ 0.0
ND
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common stock price per share (in euro per share) \| € / shares			€ 217.50
Period that Tender Offer will remain open (in days)	16 days
Number of shares purchased under the Tender Offer \| shares		1,921,553
Percentage of common stock acquired		86.25%		67.00%