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5. Product Warranty Liability (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Product Warranty Liability [Abstract]

Components of warranty accrual

Components of the warranty accrual, included in Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, were as follows (in millions):

December 31, 2011	$	16.4
Provision for warranty	3.9
Actual warranty costs	(4.9		)
March 31, 2012	$	15.4

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Publisher FASB

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Paragraph 8

-Section 50

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249

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