The aggregate fair value as of the grant date of equity-based award plans other than stock (unit) option plans.

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Expected Per Share Amount

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The percentage of the performance unit value determined on annual performance.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements payable after one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Share-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 22, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average period for remaining recognition of compensation expense		2 years 2 months 12 days
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements		$ 54.8
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated liabilities for share-based compensation awards classified as short-term		9.0	$ 10.9
Estimated liabilities for share-based compensation awards classified as long-term		$ 5.5	$ 12.8
February 22, 2017 Grant [Member] \| Restricted Share Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based awards, grant-date fair value	$ 24.1
Weighted-average period for remaining recognition of compensation expense	2 years 8 months 12 days
Awards vesting period		3 years
February 22, 2017 Grant [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based awards, grant-date fair value	$ 8.4
Awards vesting period		3 years
Target value of P-Units (in dollars per unit)	$ 100
February 22, 2017 Grant [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected payout on P-Units (in dollars per unit)		$ 0
February 22, 2017 Grant [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards vesting period		3 years
Expected payout on P-Units (in dollars per unit)		$ 200
February 22, 2017 Grant [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| One-Year Period ending December 31, 2017 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance unit value percentage determined on an annual performance		25.00%
Period for value determination		1 year
February 22, 2017 Grant [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| One-Year Period Ending December 31, 2018 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance unit value percentage determined on an annual performance		25.00%
Period for value determination		1 year
February 22, 2017 Grant [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| One-Year Period Ending December 31, 2019 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance unit value percentage determined on an annual performance		25.00%
Period for value determination		1 year
February 22, 2017 Grant [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| Three-Year Period Ending December 31, 2019 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period for value determination		3 years
Performance unit value percentage determined on total vesting period performance		25.00%