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Litigation Employee Benefit Plans Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Pension and OPEB, Period Expense, Other	$ 28.1	$ 28.7

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Represents pension and other postretirement benefits expense recorded to cost of goods sold as a result of our election to apply the provisions of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and other actions taken by us.

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