Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning of period	$ 103.4	$ 100.2
Acquisitions and adjustments	5.0	5.0
Foreign currency translation	0.0	(1.8)
Goodwill, end of period	108.4	103.4
Supply Technologies
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning of period	14.2	15.4
Acquisitions and adjustments	0.0	(0.5)
Foreign currency translation	0.4	(0.7)
Goodwill, end of period	14.6	14.2
Assembly Components
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning of period	56.0	54.1
Acquisitions and adjustments	0.0	1.9
Foreign currency translation	0.0	0.0
Goodwill, end of period	56.0	56.0
Engineered Products
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning of period	33.2	30.7
Acquisitions and adjustments	5.0	3.6
Foreign currency translation	(0.4)	(1.1)
Goodwill, end of period	$ 37.8	$ 33.2

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