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Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Equity |
Schedule of other comprehensive (loss) income |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
|  | (in millions) |
Net income |  | $ | 349.2 |  | $ | 197.9 |  | $ | 149.2 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain |  |  | (9.9 | ) |  | 9.7 |  |  | 25.9 |
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments, net of tax |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.5 |
Minimum pension liability, net of tax |  |  | (9.0 | ) |  | 1.9 |  |  | 4.1 |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  | (19.1 | ) |  | 11.8 |  |  | 30.5 |
Comprehensive income |  |  | 330.1 |  |  | 209.7 |  |  | 179.7 |
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | (5.4 | ) |  | (3.5 | ) |  | (1.0 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to Reliance |  | $ | 324.7 |  | $ | 206.2 |  | $ | 178.7 |
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
|  | December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (in millions) |
Foreign currency translation gain |  | $ | 10.4 |  | $ | 20.3 |
Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (0.2 | )
Minimum pension liability, net of tax |  |  | (18.8 | ) |  | (9.8 | )
Total accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |  | $ | (8.8 | ) | $ | 10.3 |

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