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衍生工具及套期保值活动（叙述）（详情）

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衍生工具及套期保值活动（说明）（详情）（美元）
除非另有说明，单位为百万
3个月结束 12个月结束
2015年3月31日
2014年3月31日
2014年12月31日
2014.6.30
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
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衍生工具，收益（损失）从累积OCI重新分类为收益，有效部分，净额 (6.3)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet (12.8)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet    
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衍生品〔单行项目〕        
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利率掉期〔成员〕b|其他营业外收入（费用）〔成员〕        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
公允价值套期无效损益，净额   0.2us-gaap_GainLossOnFairValueHedgeIneffectivenessNet
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利率掉期〔成员〕b|指定为套期保值工具〔成员〕        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
衍生品，名义金额       250.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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衍生品〔单行项目〕        
衍生工具，收益（损失）从累积OCI重新分类为收益，有效部分，净额 (6.3)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet
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澳洲元外汇合约指定套期保值工具〔成员〕        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
衍生品，名义金额 20.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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衍生品〔单行项目〕        
相关合同结算后，将在未来12个月内重新分类为产品收入的金额 (2.2)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12Months
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衍生品〔单行项目〕        
相关合同结算后，将在未来12个月内重新分类为产品收入的金额 (12.5)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12Months
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加拿大元外汇合约套期保值指定[成员]|销售成本[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
衍生工具，收益（损失）从累积OCI重新分类为收益，有效部分，净额 0us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet
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指定对冲工具[成员][成员]b|未指定为对冲工具[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
衍生品，名义金额 0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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外汇合同【成员】b|其他营业外收入（费用）【成员】        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
未指定为套期工具的衍生工具，收益（损失），净额 (5.9)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
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客户供应协议[成员]|未指定为套期保值工具[成员]|产品收入[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
在衍生工具收益中确认的利得/（损失）金额 10.1us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
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客户供应协议[成员]|未指定为套期保值工具[成员]|衍生金融工具、资产[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
衍生品资产 34.5us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
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临时定价安排[成员]b|产品收入[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
未指定为套期工具的衍生工具，收益（损失），净额 (16.2)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
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临时定价安排[成员]b|未指定为套期保值工具[成员]|皇冠体育官网铁矿石及亚太铁矿石[成员]|产品收入[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
在衍生工具收益中确认的利得/（损失）金额 (16.2)us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
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临时定价安排[成员]b|未指定为套期保值工具[成员]|皇冠体育官网铁矿石及亚太地区铁矿石[成员]|衍生金融工具、资产[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
衍生品资产 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
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临时定价安排[成员]b|未指定为套期保值工具[成员]|皇冠体育官网铁矿石及亚太铁矿石[成员]|衍生金融工具、负债[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
导数的负债 16.2us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
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公司[成员]|加元外汇合约在指定前进行套期保值[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
衍生工具，收益（损失）从累积OCI重新分类为收益，有效部分，净额   0.3us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet
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公司[成员]b|加拿大元外汇合约指定对冲[成员][成员]b|非指定对冲工具[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
衍生品，名义金额 41.4invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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公司[成员]|外汇合同[成员]|销售成本[成员]        
衍生品〔单行项目〕        
未指定为套期工具的衍生工具，收益（损失），净额   0.9美元us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
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= us-gaap_CorporateMember 		(7.3美元)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
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[1] 2014年3月31日，外汇合约衍生品收益确认的利得（损失）位置为销售货物成本和营业费用。