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10. Other Income and Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Other Income and Expense [Abstract] |
Schedule of other income (expense), net | Other (income) expense, net includes the following components (in millions):
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Interest and investment income |  | $ | (11.4 | ) |  | $ | (8.2 | ) |  | $ | (5.2 | )
Net realized gains on investments |  | (8.7 | ) |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (0.6 | )
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments |  | 1.0 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 0.2 |
(Gains) losses on sale of property, plant and equipment |  | (3.8 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.5 |
Miscellaneous other expense (income) items, net |  | 1.0 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 1.2 |
Other (income) expense, net |  | $ | (21.9 | ) |  | $ | (7.6 | ) |  | $ | (3.9 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of non-operating income or non-operating expense that may include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, gains (losses) on securities sold, equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net gain (loss) on sales of business, interest expense and other miscellaneous income or expense items. + References No definition available. + Details
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