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Minimum Remaining Maturity of Foreign Currency Derivatives

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930739&loc=d3e28878-108400

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum amount of time remaining before foreign currency exchange rate derivatives mature or expire, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details Textual) € in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 17, 2015 EUR (€)
Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Lower Remaining Maturity Range	4 days
Derivative, Upper Remaining Maturity Range	24 months
Not Designated as a Hedging Instrument \| Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| $	$ 235.6	$ 393.2
2022 EUR Senior notes [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Designated Amount, Net Investment Hedge			€ 255.7
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			€ 500.0