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Amount of decrease in accumulated postretirement benefit obligation from one-percentage-point decrease in assumed health care cost trend rate.

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Pension and Other Post Retirement Plans (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2006	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Defined Contribution Plan [Abstract]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match		75.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	8.00%	8.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	4.00%
Statement Defined Contribution Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer Plans, Surcharge [Fixed List]		Yes
Multiemployer Plans, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Date		IAM June 24, 2023UAW December 7, 2025
Multiple-Employer Plan Accounted for as Multiemployer Plan, Plan Name		IAM National Pension Fund
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One-Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rate [Abstract]
Post Retirement one percentage change increase		$ 2.1
Service and interest on percentage change increase		0.1
Post Retirement one percentage change decrease		2.0
Service and interest on percentage change decrease		0.1
U.S. [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One-Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rate [Abstract]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost		35.9	$ 35.1	$ 33.6
U.K. [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One-Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rate [Abstract]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost		$ 4.1	$ 6.8	$ 5.4