Guarantor Financial Information (Statement of Cash Flow) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | $ 170 | $ 178.4 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Capital expenditures | | (33.7) | (26.4) |
Acquisition of and equity investments in businesses, net of cash acquired | | (20.8) | (31.4) |
Proceeds from sale of equity investment | | 15.5 | 0 |
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | | 0 | 14.1 |
Other investing activities, net | | 2.9 | (5.6) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (36.1) | (49.3) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Short-term borrowings, net | | (1.3) | 0 |
Borrowings from revolving facility | | 165 | |
Issuance of term facility | | 700 | 0 |
Settlement of second amended credit facility | | (856.3) | 0 |
Payments of long-term debt | | (23.5) | (53.6) |
Debt repayments, net | | (16.1) | (53.6) |
Debt issuance costs | $ (1.2) | (3) | (0.3) |
Net inter-company proceeds (payments) | | 0 | 0 |
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries | | 0 | 0 |
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders | | (45.6) | (34.5) |
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests | | 0 | (0.4) |
Repurchase of ordinary shares | | (60) | (30) |
Other financing activities, net | | 6 | 2.8 |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (118.7) | (116) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | 7.3 | 1.7 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | 22.5 | 14.8 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | 312.4 | 199.7 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | 334.9 | 334.9 | 214.5 |
IR Limited [Member] | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Debt issuance costs | | | 0 |
IR International [Member] | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Debt issuance costs | | | 0 |
Parent Company [Member] | | | |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | 67.4 | (26.6) |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Capital expenditures | | 0 | 0 |
Acquisition of and equity investments in businesses, net of cash acquired | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from sale of equity investment | | 0 | |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses | | | 0 |
Other investing activities, net | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash used in investing activities | | 0 | 0 |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Short-term borrowings, net | | 0 | |
Borrowings from revolving facility | | 165 | |
Issuance of term facility | | 700 | |
Settlement of second amended credit facility | | (856.3) | |
Payments of long-term debt | | (23.5) | |
Debt repayments, net | | (14.8) | (35.2) |
Debt issuance costs | | (2.9) | |
Net inter-company proceeds (payments) | | 50.3 | 115.9 |
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries | | 0 | 0 |
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders | | (45.6) | (34.5) |
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests | | | 0 |
Repurchase of ordinary shares | | (60) | (30) |
Other financing activities, net | | 6.2 | 8.4 |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (66.8) | 24.3 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | 0 | 0 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | 0.6 | (2.3) |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | 0.5 | 3.3 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | | | |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | 10.3 | 8.9 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Capital expenditures | | 0 | 0 |
Acquisition of and equity investments in businesses, net of cash acquired | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from sale of equity investment | | 0 | |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses | | | 0 |
Other investing activities, net | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash used in investing activities | | 0 | 0 |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Short-term borrowings, net | | 0 | |
Borrowings from revolving facility | | 0 | |
Issuance of term facility | | 0 | |
Settlement of second amended credit facility | | 0 | |
Payments of long-term debt | | 0 | |
Debt repayments, net | | 0 | 0.2 |
Debt issuance costs | | (0.1) | |
Net inter-company proceeds (payments) | | (10.2) | (9.1) |
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries | | 0 | 0 |
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders | | 0 | 0 |
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests | | | 0 |
Repurchase of ordinary shares | | 0 | 0 |
Other financing activities, net | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (10.3) | (8.9) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | 0 | 0 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | 0 | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | | | |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | 231.3 | 361.6 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Capital expenditures | | (14.7) | (8.1) |
Acquisition of and equity investments in businesses, net of cash acquired | | (22.2) | 0 |
Proceeds from sale of equity investment | | 15.5 | |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses | | | 0 |
Other investing activities, net | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (21.4) | (8.1) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Short-term borrowings, net | | 0 | |
Borrowings from revolving facility | | 0 | |
Issuance of term facility | | 0 | |
Settlement of second amended credit facility | | 0 | |
Payments of long-term debt | | 0 | |
Debt repayments, net | | 0 | 0 |
Debt issuance costs | | 0 | |
Net inter-company proceeds (payments) | | 8.2 | (117.3) |
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries | | (206.4) | (216.8) |
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders | | 0 | 0 |
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests | | | 0 |
Repurchase of ordinary shares | | 0 | 0 |
Other financing activities, net | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (198.2) | (334.1) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | 0 | 0 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | 11.7 | 19.4 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | 166 | 73.8 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | 177.7 | 177.7 | 93.2 |
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | | | |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | 280.9 | 165.8 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Capital expenditures | | (19) | (18.3) |
Acquisition of and equity investments in businesses, net of cash acquired | | 1.4 | (31.4) |
Proceeds from sale of equity investment | | 0 | |
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | | | 14.1 |
Other investing activities, net | | 2.9 | (5.6) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (14.7) | (41.2) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Short-term borrowings, net | | (1.3) | |
Borrowings from revolving facility | | 0 | |
Issuance of term facility | | 0 | |
Settlement of second amended credit facility | | 0 | |
Payments of long-term debt | | 0 | |
Debt repayments, net | | (1.3) | (18.6) |
Debt issuance costs | | 0 | 0 |
Net inter-company proceeds (payments) | | (48.3) | 10.5 |
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries | | (213.5) | (114.5) |
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders | | 0 | 0 |
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests | | | (0.4) |
Repurchase of ordinary shares | | 0 | 0 |
Other financing activities, net | | (0.2) | (5.6) |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (263.3) | (128.6) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | 7.3 | 1.7 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | 10.2 | (2.3) |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | 145.8 | 122.3 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | 156 | 156 | 120 |
IR Ireland [Member] | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Debt issuance costs | | | (0.3) |
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | | | |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | (419.9) | (331.3) |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Capital expenditures | | 0 | 0 |
Acquisition of and equity investments in businesses, net of cash acquired | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from sale of equity investment | | 0 | |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses | | | 0 |
Other investing activities, net | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash used in investing activities | | 0 | 0 |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Short-term borrowings, net | | 0 | |
Borrowings from revolving facility | | 0 | |
Issuance of term facility | | 0 | |
Settlement of second amended credit facility | | 0 | |
Payments of long-term debt | | 0 | |
Debt repayments, net | | 0 | 0 |
Debt issuance costs | | 0 | 0 |
Net inter-company proceeds (payments) | | 0 | 0 |
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries | | 419.9 | 331.3 |
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders | | 0 | 0 |
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests | | | 0 |
Repurchase of ordinary shares | | 0 | 0 |
Other financing activities, net | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash used in financing activities | | 419.9 | 331.3 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | 0 | 0 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | 0 | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | 0 | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |