Financing Arrangements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time	1.03%	0.33%
Short-term debt	$ 17.3	$ 33.6
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	2.77%	3.22%
Fixed Rate Lines of Credit [Member] \| Foreign Subsidiary [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Stated Variable Interest Rate Low Range	0.27%	0.29%
Line of Credit Stated Variable Interest Rate, High Range	1.75%	1.00%
Foreign Subsidiary [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term debt	$ 15.5	$ 33.6
Senior Unsecured Notes - 4.5% [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 15, 2028
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.50%
Line of Credit Accounts Receivable Securitization [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term debt	$ 1.8	$ 0.0
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	2.77%	2.15%
Term Loan - Variable Rate [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate	2.92%	3.77%
Fixed Rate Bank Loan (BEKA) [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jun. 30, 2033
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.15%
Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 01, 2028
Senior Unsecured Notes - 3.875% [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 01, 2024
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.875%
Euro Senior Unsecured Notes - 2.02% [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 07, 2027
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.02%
Euro Term Loan - Variable Rate [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate	1.13%	1.13%
Maximum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.76%
Maximum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.76%
Minimum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.74%
Minimum [Member] \| Series A Medium Term Note [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.74%
United States [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes - Variable Rate [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.85%	3.40%
Europe [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes - Variable Rate [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	1.00%	1.10%

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Line of Credit Stated Fixed Interest Rate Low Range

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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a rate subject to change from time to time.

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