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Fair Value Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] |
| December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010 |  |
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Input
| (in millions) |  | (in millions) |  |
Balance Sheet Classification |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | $ | 36.0 |  |  | $ | 36.0 |  |  | $ | 152.5 |  |  | $ | 152.5 |  |  | Level 1
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | Level 2
Other assets and deferred charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Level 2
Other accrued expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts | 5.6 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Level 2
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] |
| December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010 |  |
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Input
| (in millions) |  | (in millions) |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | Level 2
9.25% Notes | 379.0 |  |  | 415.0 |  |  | 420.3 |  |  | 473.9 |  |  | Level 2
7.875% Notes | 300.0 |  |  | 295.5 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 306.0 |  |  | Level 2
7.75% Notes | 200.0 |  |  | 195.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Level 2
5.25% Notes | 249.9 |  |  | 243.8 |  |  | 249.9 |  |  | 245.0 |  |  | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes impairments of long-lived assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis subsequent to initial recognition:
Balance Sheet Classification |  | Fair Value Measurements using Level 3 Inputs |  | Asset Impairment Recorded in Twelve Months ended December 31, 2011 |  | Fair Value Measurements using Level 3 Inputs |  | Asset Impairment Recorded in Twelve Months ended December 31, 2010
|  | (in millions)
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7.6 |
Other assets and deferred charges |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.8 |
Fair Value - Impairment of Finite-lived Intangible Asset [Table Text Block] |
Balance Sheet Classification |  | Fair Value Measurement Using Level 3 Inputs |  | Impairment Recorded in the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011
|  | (in millions)
Other assets and deferred charges |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
Nonrecurring Fair Value of long-lived assets held-for-sale [Table Text Block] |
Balance Sheet Classification |  | Fair Value Measurements using Level 3 Inputs |  | Loss on Remeasurement Recorded in Twelve Months ended December 31, 2010
|  | (in millions)
Other assets and deferred charges |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | 5.1 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities by class, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods after initial recognition (for example, impaired assets). The disclosures that may be required or desired include: (a) the fair value measurements recorded during the period and the reasons for the measurements and (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 33 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19296-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19190-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 32 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 6 -Footnote 4 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19190-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 32 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 6 -Footnote 4 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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