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redeemablenoncontrollinginterestaccumlatedothercomprehensiveincomeloss - portion of AOCI that is attributable to RNCI

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Stockholders Equity Noncontrolling Interest Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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Amount before tax and reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).

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Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.

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Amount of tax (expense) benefit, after reclassification adjustments, of (increase) decrease in accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss related to pension and other postretirement defined benefit plans.

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Amount of tax expense (benefit) allocated to other comprehensive income (loss).

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Amount of tax expense (benefit), before reclassification adjustments, related to increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

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Amount before tax of reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).

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EQUITY - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			$ (198.9)	$ (69.2)
Deferred Gains/(Losses)			(81.5)	(114.0)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings			(13.1)	(2.6)
Tax Benefit/(Expense)	$ 0.6	$ (2.4)	0.7	0.3
Tax Benefit/(Expense)			(0.2)	0.9
Tax Benefit/(Expense)			(0.1)	24.8
Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest			(11.5)
Ending balance	(305.1)	(161.0)	(305.1)	(161.0)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(180.4)	(83.6)
Deferred Gains/(Losses)			(103.5)	$ (49.7)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings
Tax Benefit/(Expense)			0.7	$ 0.3
Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest			(11.5)
Ending balance	(294.7)	(133.0)	(294.7)	(133.0)
Deferred Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(17.8)	15.4
Deferred Gains/(Losses)			22.0	(64.3)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings			(13.1)	(2.8)
Tax Benefit/(Expense)			(0.8)	24.5
Ending balance	(9.7)	(27.2)	(9.7)	(27.2)
Pension and Other Post-employment Benefits
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(0.7)	$ (1.0)
Deferred Gains/(Losses)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings				$ 0.2
Tax Benefit/(Expense)
Ending balance	(0.7)	(0.8)	(0.7)	$ (0.8)
Non- controlling Interests
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, noncontrolling interest			1.9	$ 1.9
Deferred Gains/(Losses)			(0.3)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings
Tax Benefit/(Expense)
Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest			(11.4)
Ending balance, noncontrolling interest	(9.8)	1.9	(9.8)	$ 1.9
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, redeemable noncontrolling interest			(21.6)	(14.4)
Deferred Gains/(Losses)			(1.3)	$ (6.8)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings
Tax Benefit/(Expense)
Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest			22.9
Ending balance, redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 0.0	$ (21.2)	$ 0.0	$ (21.2)