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	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Gain on settlement of litigation related to ARS												$ 0	$ 0	$ 20.0
Total Sales	453.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	518.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	518.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	444.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	479.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	507.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	567.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	531.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet				1,934.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	2,085.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	1,691.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating Income (Loss)												(77.6)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	202.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	104.2us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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unallocated and other than temporary impairment												(118)	(93)	(148)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items, noncontrolling interest	(54.3)	(21.9)	(4.6)	(19.8)	(29.7)	41.9	118.4		87.9			(100.6)	218.5	36.5
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(11.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(3.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(6.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(5.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(10.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	4.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	24.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit		22.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit			(27.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	41.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income (loss) from continuing operations, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest	(43.0)	(19.1)	0.6	(14.2)	(19.2)	37.5	94.1	65.0		2.1	(18.3)	(73.4)	177.4	29.5
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	918us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets				940us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets							918us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets	940us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets	784us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
Reductions, net of additions, to product related contingency reserves												0	0	(5.0)
South America
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Total Sales	35.9	36.0	41.9	36.6	40.6	41.5	44.3	45.1				150.4	171.5	168.8
Operating Income (Loss)	2.8	0.3	4.0	4.2	2.1	5.3	6.3		6.3			11.3	20.0	18.0
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Total Sales												1,465.0	1,611.0	1,317.0
Operating Income (Loss)												27.0	247.0	166.0
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	523				544							523	544	540
CANADA
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Total Sales												322.0	303.0	331.0
Operating Income (Loss)												(17.0)	48.0	3.0
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	329				313							329	313	144
South America
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Total Sales												150.0	172.0	164.0
Operating Income (Loss)												11.0	20.0	18.0
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	66				83							66	83	100
Intersegment sales
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Total Sales												(2.0)	(1.0)	(121.0)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of													$ 4.4