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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details) - Dec. 31, 2015 € in Millions, £ in Millions, MXN in Millions, CAD in Millions, $ in Millions	GBP (£) derivative	MXN derivative	EUR (€) derivative	USD ($) derivative	CAD derivative
Designated Cash Flow Hedges
Number of derivative instruments held	0	0	0	0	0
USD:EUR \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Sale \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges to manage exposure of international subsidiaries purchases
Derivative Instruments
Notional amount			€ 9.6	$ 10.4
Non-designated Cash Flow Hedges
Weighted average contractual exchange rate (as a percent)	1.1260	1.1260	1.1260	1.1260	1.1260
USD:EUR \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Sale \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges in connection with intercompany balances
Derivative Instruments
Notional amount			€ 22.5	$ 24.5
Non-designated Cash Flow Hedges
Contractual exchange rate (as a percent)	1.0963	1.0963	1.0963	1.0963	1.0963
USD:CAD \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Sale \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges in connection with intercompany balances
Derivative Instruments
Notional amount				$ 4.7	CAD 6.5
Non-designated Cash Flow Hedges
Contractual exchange rate (as a percent)	1.3838	1.3838	1.3838	1.3838	1.3838
CAD:USD \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Purchase \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges in connection with intercompany balances
Derivative Instruments
Notional amount				$ 4.7	CAD 6.5
Non-designated Cash Flow Hedges
Contractual exchange rate (as a percent)	1.3814	1.3814	1.3814	1.3814	1.3814
USD:MXN \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Sale \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges in connection with intercompany balances
Derivative Instruments
Notional amount		MXN 27.8		$ 1.6
Non-designated Cash Flow Hedges
Contractual exchange rate (as a percent)	17.2485	17.2485	17.2485	17.2485	17.2485
UKPounds:USD \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Purchase \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges in connection with intercompany balances
Derivative Instruments
Notional amount	£ 9.6			$ 14.2
Non-designated Cash Flow Hedges
Weighted average contractual exchange rate (as a percent)	1.4831	1.4831	1.4831	1.4831	1.4831