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Disposal groups including discontinued operations gain related to the liquidation of the assets, net.

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Escrow associated with lawsuits held period.

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Escrow identified for general representations and warranties period.

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Pre-tax gain on sale of land.

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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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Represents the sum of the carrying value of all the Assets Held-for-Sale at the balance sheet date.

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Long-lived assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year.

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For the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), obligations not otherwise itemized that are due within one year or operating cycle, if longer, from the balance sheet date.

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For the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), obligations not otherwise itemized that are due after one year or operating cycle, if longer, from the balance sheet date.

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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value.

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The lower of the carrying value or fair value less cost to sell of assets held-for-sale, other than loans receivable.

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The cash inflow from the sale of land held for investment; excludes sales of land held as inventory or productive use.

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Carrying amount of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property that are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 21, 2012	May 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Discontinued Operations (Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale agreement	$ 110.0
Discontinued Operations (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Gain on discontinued operations related to the liquidation of the assets of the China WOFE business				0.1
Environmental remediation at the Pearland, Texas facility			2.0	2.0	2.2
Estimated product liability obligations			5.1	5.1	5.1
Impairment charges			0.6	23.5
Impairment on intangibles
Escrow identified for general representations and warranties period				18 months
Escrow associated with lawsuits				48 months
Proceeds from sale of Pearland		0.9		0.9
Pre-tax gain		0.4		0.4
Insurance reserves for estimated product liability and workers' compensation obligations			0.5	0.5
Assets held for sale fair value			101.0	101.0
Assets held for sale carrying value			121.1	121.1
Cost to sell assets held for sale				3.4
Fair value less cost to sell			97.6	97.6
Cash [Member]
Discontinued Operations (Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale agreement	88.0
Escrow [Member]
Discontinued Operations (Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale agreement	$ 22.0