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|Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the activity related to the Company’s asset retirement obligations for each of the last two years:(In millions)20162015Balance at beginning of year$17.9$16.2Business acquisitions0.4—Liabilities incurred3.94.4Liabilities settled (payments)(0.6)(2.2)Accretion expense0.40.4Revisions in estimated cash flows(0.2)(0.5)Currency translation adjustment0.0(0.4)Balance at end of year$21.8$17.9
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|(In millions)                                                        | 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Balance at beginning of year                                         | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Business acquisitions                                                | 0.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Liabilities incurred                                                 | 3.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Liabilities settled (payments)                                       | (0.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Accretion expense                                                    | 0.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Revisions in estimated cash flows                                    | (0.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Currency translation adjustment                                      | 0.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Balance at end of year                                               | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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