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Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) item approach	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) item approach $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Costs associated with terminated interest rate contracts			$ 30.0
Aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position	$ 15.0	$ 15.0		$ 44.0
Collateral amount posted for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position	$ 0.0	$ 0.0		$ 0.0
Commodity contracts
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Number of methods through which entity manages commodity price risk in connection with market price fluctuations of aluminum ingot \| approach	2	2
Gain (loss) on derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	$ 24.0	$ 24.0
Net gain expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months		19.0
Commodity contracts \| Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Notional amount of derivatives	732.0	$ 732.0
Commodity contracts \| Maximum
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Period within which derivative will expire		3 years
Interest rate swap agreements
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Notional amount of derivatives	1.0	$ 1.0
Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Notional amount of derivatives	2,000.0	$ 2,000.0
Period within which derivative will expire		2 years
Net gain expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months	2.0
Net after-tax gain (loss) included in AOCI	3.0
Cross-currency swap
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Gain (loss) on derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	(22.0)	$ (22.0)
Amount of hedge contract			$ 1,000.0
Fair value of swaps	$ (96.0)	$ (96.0)
Equity contracts
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Change in company's stock price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1
Notional value of the swap (in shares) \| item	2.7	2.7
Fair value of swaps	$ 2.0	$ 2.0