Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations
Current assets	$ 0.8	$ 35.9
Properties and equipment		2.7
Long-term assets	0.7	93.7
Financial service assets, net	0.5	1.0
Total assets of discontinued operations	2.0	133.3
Current liabilities	6.4	24.1
Long-term liabilities	8.6	15.0
Financial service liabilities		0.9
Total liabilities of discontinued operations	$ 15.0	$ 40.0

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