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	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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Balance Beginning of Year	$ 14.0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
(Income) Expense, Net	0.5
Foreign Currency Translation	(0.2)
Cash utilized, net	(3.4)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
Non-cash utilized, net	0
Balance End of Year	10.9us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Integration Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cash utilized, net	(2.4)	(9.6)
Integration Program \| Employee Severance and Other Personnel Benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance Beginning of Year	9.6
(Income) Expense, Net	(0.1)
Foreign Currency Translation	(0.2)
Cash utilized, net	(2.2)
Non-cash utilized, net	0
Balance End of Year	7.1
Integration Program \| Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance Beginning of Year	0.1
(Income) Expense, Net	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0
Cash utilized, net	0
Non-cash utilized, net	0
Balance End of Year	0.1
December 2013 Program
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Cash utilized, net		(15.5)	(0.1)
December 2013 Program \| Employee Severance and Other Personnel Benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance Beginning of Year	1.2
(Income) Expense, Net	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0
Cash utilized, net	0
Non-cash utilized, net	0
Balance End of Year	1.2
December 2013 Program \| Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance Beginning of Year	0
(Income) Expense, Net	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0
Cash utilized, net	0
Non-cash utilized, net	0
Balance End of Year	0
2014 Other Immaterial Actions \| Employee Severance and Other Personnel Benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance Beginning of Year	3.1
(Income) Expense, Net	0.5
Foreign Currency Translation	0
Cash utilized, net	(1.2)
Non-cash utilized, net	0
Balance End of Year	2.4
2014 Other Immaterial Actions \| Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance Beginning of Year	0
(Income) Expense, Net	0.1
Foreign Currency Translation	0
Cash utilized, net	0
Non-cash utilized, net	0
Balance End of Year	$ 0.1