Debt Instrument, Authorized Repurchase Amount

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Represents the percentage of the capital stock of the entity's material foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral for borrowings.

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The amount of deferred tax liability recorded on the equity component of convertible debt at the date of issuance.

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Debt Instrument Covenant, Cash Proceeds Received From Stock And Asset Purchase Agreement Used to Reduce Indebtedness

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Represents the Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio under the financial covenants of the debt agreement.

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Debt Instrument Covenant, Number Of Days From When Consideration Is Received From Stock Purchase Agreement And Is Remitted To Reduce Indebtedness

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- Definition

Represents the Senior Secured Debt Leverage Ratio Maximum under the financial covenants of the debt agreement.

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Indenture Amendment, Bondholder Consent Fees

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Debt Instrument, Indenture Amendment, Costs Incurred to Date

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Debt Instrument Waived Covenant, Minimum Percentage Of Consideration To Be Received In Cash and Cash Equivalents From Stock And Asset Purchase Agreement

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- Definition

Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements, Gross

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Represents the maximum amount of letters of credit available under additional facilities.

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Represents the maximum amount of letters of credit available under the credit facility.

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Line of Credit Facility, Incremental Borrowing Capacity

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Long-Term Debt Maturity Value - Future amount of debt (fully accreted) due upon maturity

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Level of borrowing under revolving line of credit relative to total revolving credit commitments, as a percent, above which financial covenants apply

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The carrying amount of the equity component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Minimum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the carrying amount (net of accumulated amortization) as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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Number of shares of stock issued as of the balance sheet date, including shares that had been issued and were previously outstanding but which are now held in the treasury.

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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS NARRATIVES (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions, shares in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	May 28, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($) shares	Aug. 13, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 13, 2014 EUR (€)	Nov. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2009 USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2007 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Springing Covenant Threshold											30.00%	30.00%
Loss on early extinguishment of debt								$ 0.1	$ 2.6
Repayments of Debt							$ 1,286.3	1,397.8	1,801.8
Long-term debt							1,572.9
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount				$ 210.9			183.2	210.9
Interest Paid							$ 96.2	$ 98.9	$ 105.9
Shares, Issued \| shares										3.4
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.01			$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Deferred Finance Costs, Net							$ (17.5)
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Revolving line of credit available borrowing capacity											$ 600.0
Long-term debt				$ 0.0			0.0	$ 0.0
2014 Credit Agreement Term Loan (net of discount) - USD
Debt Instrument
Long-term Line of Credit											230.0
Long-term debt				$ 225.5			223.5	$ 225.5
2014 Credit Agreement Term Loan (net of discount) - EUR
Debt Instrument
Long-term Line of Credit \| €												€ 200.0
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.75%	3.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum								0.75%
Long-term debt				$ 213.7			$ 205.1	$ 213.7
Credit Agreement 2014
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument Covenant Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio							2.5
Debt Instrument Covenant Senior Secured Debt Leverage Ratio Maximum							2.75
Long-term debt				$ 439.2			$ 428.6	$ 439.2
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate				3.50%			3.63%	3.50%
Letters of Credit Maximum Available under Credit Facility											$ 400.0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount				$ 0.0			$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Debt Instrument Collateral Percentage of Material Subsidiaries Capital Stock											65.00%	65.00%
Letters of Credit Maximum Available under Additional Facilities											$ 300.0
Debt Instrument Waived Covenant, Minimum Percentage To Be Received In Cash and Cash Equivalents From Stock And Asset Purchase Agreement		75.00%
Debt Instrument Covenant, Cash Proceeds Received From Stock And Asset Purchase Agreement Used to Reduce Indebtedness		$ 300.0
Debt Instrument Covenant, Number Of Days From When Consideration Is Received From Stock Purchase Agreement And Is Remitted To Reduce Indebtedness		60 days
Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements, Gross							0.3
2014 Credit Agreement Additional LC Arrangements
Debt Instrument
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount				21.2			36.8	21.2
Bilateral LC Arrangements
Debt Instrument
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount				189.7			146.4	189.7
8% Senior Subordinated Notes due November 15, 2017
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt																$ 800.0
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)																8.00%
4% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due June 1, 2015
Debt Instrument
Repayments of Debt								131.1
Long-term debt															$ 172.5
Interest Expense, Debt								5.7	$ 13.5
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)															4.00%
Long-Term Debt Maturity Value										$ 128.8
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component															$ 54.3
Debt Instrument Convertible Deferred Tax Liability on Equity Component															$ 19.4
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed			25.00%
Interest Paid								2.3
Securitization 2015
Debt Instrument
Revolving line of credit available borrowing capacity					$ 350.0
Long-term Line of Credit				$ 206.5			0.0	$ 206.5
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate				1.46%				1.46%
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost							0.4
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				2.13%				2.13%
Commitment Letter
Debt Instrument
Professional Fees							7.2
6-1/2% Senior Notes due April 1, 2020
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt				$ 300.0			$ 300.0	$ 300.0						$ 300.0
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage							103.25%
Debt Instrument, Indenture Amendment, Costs Incurred to Date							$ 0.4
6% Senior Notes due May 15, 2021
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt				850.0			$ 850.0	850.0					$ 850.0
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage							103.00%
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)													6.00%
Debt Instrument, Indenture Amendment, Costs Incurred to Date							$ 1.1
Senior Notes \| 6-1/2% Senior Notes due April 1, 2020
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt				297.2			$ 297.9	297.2
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)							6.50%
Deferred Finance Costs, Net				(2.8)			$ (2.1)	(2.8)
Senior Notes \| 6% Senior Notes due May 15, 2021
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt				840.8			$ 842.5	840.8
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)							6.00%
Deferred Finance Costs, Net				(9.2)			$ (7.5)	(9.2)
Credit Agreement \| Credit Agreement 2014
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt				430.1			420.7	430.1
Deferred Finance Costs, Net				(9.1)			(7.9)	(9.1)
Merger \| SeniorNotesDueApril1202065 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Indenture Amendment, Bondholder Consent Fees							1.1
Merger \| 6% Senior Notes due May 15, 2021
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Indenture Amendment, Bondholder Consent Fees							3.1
Scenario, Forecast \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes 6% and 6.5% [Member]
Debt Instrument
Loss on early extinguishment of debt						$ 44.0
Scenario, Forecast \| Credit Agreement \| Credit Agreement 2014
Debt Instrument
Loss on early extinguishment of debt						$ 8.0
Discontinued Operations
Debt Instrument
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount				153.6			121.4	153.6
Discontinued Operations \| Bilateral LC Arrangements
Debt Instrument
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount				$ 153.6			$ 121.4	$ 153.6
Subsequent Event \| Credit Agreement 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Line of Credit Facility, Incremental Borrowing Capacity	$ 300.0
Springing Covenant Threshold	30.00%
Debt Instrument Covenant Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio	2.5
Debt Instrument Covenant Senior Secured Debt Leverage Ratio Maximum	2.75
Debt Instrument Collateral Percentage of Material Subsidiaries Capital Stock	65.00%
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2025 5 5/8 Percent [Member]
Debt Instrument
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)	5.625%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 600.0
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| 6-1/2% Senior Notes due April 1, 2020
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Authorized Repurchase Amount	300.0
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| 6% Senior Notes due May 15, 2021
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Authorized Repurchase Amount	550.0
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 6%, $300 Million Partial Redemption [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Authorized Repurchase Amount	300.0
Subsequent Event \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Credit Agreement 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Revolving line of credit available borrowing capacity	400.0
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Agreement 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Revolving line of credit available borrowing capacity	$ 450.0