Income Tax Examination Proposed Adjustment Excluding Interest And Penalties.

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Number of hearings with IDR

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Tax year being audited in the income tax examination, in CCYY format.

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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions) of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.24)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) hearing	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Self-insurance accruals	$ 25.6	$ 25.5
Indiana Income Tax
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Proposed adjustment excluding interest and penalties			$ 7.3
Number of hearings with IDR \| hearing	2
Minimum \| Indiana Income Tax
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Year under Examination	2005
Maximum \| Indiana Income Tax
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Year under Examination	2007