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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations |
Summary of condensed operating statements for discontinued operations |
|  | First Quarter Ended |
|  | March 31, 2013 |  | April 1, 2012 |
|  | (in millions) |
Operating income - Flomatic |  | $ | — |  | $ | 0.3 |
Income before income taxes |  | — |  | 0.3 |
Income tax expense |  | — |  | 0.1 |
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes |  | $ | — |  | $ | 0.2 |
Revenues reported in discontinued operations |
|  | First Quarter Ended |
|  | March 31, 2013 |  | April 1, 2012 |
|  | (in millions) |
Flomatic revenues — discontinued operations |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3.0 |

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