Percentage of Net Revenue

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Segment Reporting (Revenues by Geographic Area Based on Destination) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 133.0	$ 373.4	$ 389.0	$ 378.9	$ 352.8	$ 358.2	$ 365.0	$ 412.7	$ 431.5	$ 1,494.1	$ 1,567.4	$ 1,695.7
% of Revenues	100.00%									100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
U.S.
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 90.1									$ 865.6	$ 955.3	$ 1,111.5
% of Revenues	67.70%									57.90%	61.00%	65.50%
Europe
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 28.3									$ 387.9	$ 376.3	$ 374.2
% of Revenues	21.30%									26.00%	24.00%	22.10%
Asia, Pacific Rim, Middle East and other
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 14.6									$ 240.6	$ 235.8	$ 210.0
% of Revenues	11.00%									16.10%	15.00%	12.40%
Foreign
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 8.9									$ 70.3	$ 114.0	$ 190.4
Export revenues from United States to customers in foreign countries	$ 29.6									$ 511.1	$ 457.9	$ 414.3