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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of gain (loss) related to change in benefit obligation resulting from changes in actuarial assumptions, for example, but not limited to, interest, mortality, employee turnover, salary, and temporary deviation from the substantive plan.

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Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Summarized Segment Information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 497.4			$ 507.5	$ 1,520.7	$ 1,523.8
Total consolidated net sales	497.3			506.8	1,520.5	1,523.0
Total earnings from operations	$ 84.2			$ 82.9	$ 230.4	$ 253.8
Percentage of sales	17.00%			16.00%	15.00%	17.00%
Restructuring charges	$ 2.8	$ 0.1	$ 3.6	$ 0.0	$ 6.5	$ 0.4	$ 1.0
Aerospace Materials
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	261.5			250.8	785.6	756.7
Intersegment sales	0.1			0.7	0.2	0.8
Total earnings from operations	$ 54.8			$ 45.7	$ 153.6	$ 136.4
Percentage of sales	21.00%			18.00%	20.00%	18.00%
Industrial Materials
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 63.8			$ 80.3	$ 206.1	$ 250.0
Total earnings from operations	$ 1.2			$ 6.8	$ 11.7	$ 24.7
Percentage of sales	2.00%			9.00%	6.00%	10.00%
In Process Separation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 106.3			$ 108.2	$ 323.2	$ 308.3
Total earnings from operations	$ 30.8			$ 27.1	$ 92.1	$ 74.8
Percentage of sales	29.00%			25.00%	28.00%	24.00%
Additive Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 65.7			$ 67.5	$ 205.6	$ 208.0
Total earnings from operations	$ 10.8			$ 8.4	$ 29.5	$ 26.7
Percentage of sales	16.00%			12.00%	14.00%	13.00%
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Elimination of intersegment sales	$ (0.1)			$ (0.7)	$ (0.2)	$ (0.8)
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total earnings from operations	$ 97.6			$ 88.0	$ 286.9	$ 262.6
Percentage of sales	20.00%			17.00%	19.00%	17.00%
Unallocated Amount to Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total earnings from operations	$ (13.4)			$ (5.1)	$ (56.5)	$ (8.8)
Restructuring charges	2.8				6.5	0.4
Acquisition related costs	$ 4.5				4.5
Defined benefit plan, actuarial gain (loss)					(15.8)	6.2
Labor and related expense				$ 0.6	$ 11.3	$ 0.6