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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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Amount of the entity's equity method investment which has been sold.

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Gain (loss) related to the termination of a contract between the parties. The termination may be due to many causes including early termination of a lease by a lessee, a breach of contract by one party, or a failure to perform.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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The loss recognized on termination of a contract.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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The number of positions eliminated during the period as a result of restructuring activities.

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Amount of increase (decrease) to previously recorded tax expense. Includes, but is not limited to, significant settlements of income tax disputes, and unusual tax positions or infrequent actions taken by the entity, including tax assessment reversal, and IRS tax settlement.

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Amount of insurance proceeds for an event or transaction that is unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence, or both.

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Special Items Special Items Recorded By Segment (Narrative) (Details) £ in Millions, CAD in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended						21 Months Ended	24 Months Ended	36 Months Ended	48 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£) employee	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£) employee	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) employee	Dec. 29, 2012 employee	Sep. 30, 2017 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2015 employee	Dec. 31, 2018 CAD	Dec. 31, 2015 employee	Nov. 30, 2013
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Restructuring, settlement and impairment provisions						$ 346.7		$ 324.4	$ 200.0
Accelerated depreciation						$ 49.4
Canada [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Percentage Of Fair Value Exceeding Carrying Value			20.00%		20.00%	20.00%						20.00%		20.00%
Canada [Member] \| Asset Abandonment [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Restructuring, settlement and impairment provisions						$ 25.1		0.0	0.0
Europe [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Percentage Of Fair Value Exceeding Carrying Value			9.00%		9.00%	9.00%						9.00%		9.00%
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions									10.4
Europe [Member] \| Asset Abandonment [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Restructuring, settlement and impairment provisions						$ 27.5			0.0
Europe [Member] \| Flood Insurance Reimbursement [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, Insurance Proceeds						2.4		3.9	7.4
Unusual or Infrequent Item, Loss, Gross								2.1	5.4
Europe [Member] \| Termination Fees and Other (Gains)/Losses [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Restructuring, settlement and impairment provisions						10.0		0.0	0.0
Joint venture, ownership percentage															49.90%
Europe [Member] \| Termination of joint venture [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Restructuring, settlement and impairment provisions						0.0		0.0	13.2
MCI [Member] \| Asset Abandonment [Member]
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Accelerated depreciation				$ 0.7
MCI [Member] \| Termination Fees and Other (Gains)/Losses [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Restructuring, settlement and impairment provisions						0.0		0.0	$ (4.8)
MC Si Hai [Member]
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Gain (loss) on disposal on joint venture		$ 6.0
Legal and other fees related to disposal of joint venture		1.2
Heineken [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Contract Termination \| £	£ 13.0
Proceeds From Collection of Termination Fees \| £					£ 8.0		£ 5.0
Burton South [Member] \| Europe [Member]
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Accelerated depreciation			$ 1.4
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Business Exit Costs			2.1
Accelerated depreciation			1.0
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Business Exit Costs						8.2
Accelerated depreciation						7.9
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Business Exit Costs						15.7
Accelerated depreciation			$ 1.2			15.4
Europe [Member]
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Loss on Contract Termination					£ 19.0	29.4
Europe [Member] \| Heineken [Member]
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Proceeds From Collection of Termination Fees						19.4
Alton Brewery [Member] \| Europe [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Business Exit Costs						24.0
Accelerated depreciation						$ 21.8		$ 4.0
Deconsolidation Liability [Member] \| MC Si Hai [Member]
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Equity Method Investment, Amount Sold		5.4
Proceeds from Sale [Member] \| MC Si Hai [Member]
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Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments		$ 0.6
Forecast
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]
Accelerated depreciation \| CAD													CAD 20
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties \| CAD													CAD 144
Forecast \| Burton South [Member] \| Europe [Member]
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Accelerated depreciation \| £											£ 9.0
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Closing of brewing facility
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Number of positions eliminated \| employee					286	286	72	72				358