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Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 EUR (€)
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations	$ 4.3			$ 2.0
Long term debt	3,417.5			1,405.6
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations	4.2			2.6
Long term debt	$ 3,183.2			1,381.0
First Lien Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt \| €					€ 205
USD Incremental Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.50%
Long term debt	$ 291.3			292.7
USD Incremental Loans [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	291.3			292.7
USD Incremental Loans [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 286.6			286.0
Tranche B Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.50%
Long term debt	$ 121.9			121.7
Tranche B Term Loan [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	121.9			121.7
Tranche B Term Loan [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 124.2			125.2
Traunche B-2 Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.75%
Long term debt	$ 481.7			0.0
Traunche B-2 Term Loan [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	481.7			0.0
Traunche B-2 Term Loan [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 478.9			0.0
Euro Tracnche Term Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.25%
Long term debt	$ 225.9			246.2
Euro Tracnche Term Loans [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	225.9			246.2
Euro Tracnche Term Loans [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 218.9			245.8
Euro Traunche B-2 Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.25%
Long term debt	$ 89.8			0.0
Euro Traunche B-2 Term Loan [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	89.8			0.0
Euro Traunche B-2 Term Loan [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 88.9			0.0
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| USD Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%
Gross debt, long term		$ 1,100.0
Long term debt	$ 1,080.3			0.0
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| USD Notes [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross debt, long term	1,080.3			0.0
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| USD Notes [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross debt, long term	$ 935.0			0.0
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Euro Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Gross debt, long term \| €			€ 350
Long term debt	$ 384.9			0.0
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Euro Notes [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross debt, long term	384.9			0.0
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Euro Notes [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross debt, long term	$ 334.5			0.0
Secured Debt [Member] \| First Lien Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.50%
Long term debt	$ 737.4			743.0
Secured Debt [Member] \| First Lien Term Loan [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	737.4			743.0
Secured Debt [Member] \| First Lien Term Loan [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 712.0			$ 721.4