Employee Benefits - U.S. and Canadian Other Post-Retirement Benefits Narrative (Details) - U.S. and Canadian Other Post-Retirement Benefits [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Unrecognized loss	$ (0.1)	$ (7.0)
Prior service cost	0.3	$ 3.0
Expected employer contributions during next fiscal year	4.0
Effect of one percentage point increase on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	6.0
Effect of one percentage point decrease on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	5.0
Effect of one percentage point increase on service cost and interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost	0.6
Effect of one percentage point decrease on service cost and interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost	$ 0.5
Maximum percentage of liability for future plan cost increases for pre-65 and medical supplement plan coverage	5.00%
Maximum percentage of medical supplement plan into future periods	5.00%
Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of liability for future plan cost increases for pre-65 and medical supplement plan coverage	9.00%
Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of liability for future plan cost increases for pre-65 and medical supplement plan coverage	4.00%

Defined Benefit Plan Maximum Percentage of Medical Supplement Plan Into Future Periods

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Represents the percentage of medical supplement plan coverage for defined benefit plan.

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Disclosure under FAS 132R, before it was amended by FAS 158, of the cumulative net gain (loss) that has not yet been recognized as a part of net periodic benefit cost.

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Disclosure under FAS 132R, before it was amended by FAS 158, of the portion of prior service costs and credits, due to benefit changes attributable to plan participants' prior service pursuant to a plan amendment or a plan initiation, which has not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (j)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Prior Service Cost
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49177896

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Amount of effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for health care benefits.

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The effect of a one-percentage-point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for health care benefits.

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Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position.

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