Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Taxes
Income tax provision	$ 9.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 11.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)	15.30%	18.30%
Decrease in foreign income taxes due to special income tax concession in Singapore	$ 2.3	$ 1.9
Impact of income tax concession on basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.03
Impact of income tax concession on diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.03

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Represents the decrease in foreign taxes due to special tax concession.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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