Restructuring (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

As a result of the combination of these actions, we incurred total restructuring charges as summarized below ($000’s omitted):



	Total Restructuring Actions
	2011		2010		2009*
Employee severance benefits	$	10,841	$	24,850	$	47,525
Lease exit costs	5,923		27,356		23,208
Other	4,089		3,929		2,283
	$	20,853	$	56,135	$	73,016

* Includes $65.4 million of restructuring costs related to the Centex merger.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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