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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Operating Results of Discontinued Operations | The following tables summarizes the operating results of the Company’s discontinued operations:
(in millions) | 2012 |  | 2011
Federal Signal Technologies |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 87.0 |  |  | $ | 106.9 |
Interest allocated to discontinued operations | 4.8 |  |  | — |
Goodwill and intangible assets impairment | 0.6 |  |  | 20.6 |
Other costs and expenses | 100.0 |  |  | 116.2 |
Loss before income taxes | (18.4 | ) |  | (29.9 | )
Income tax benefit | 3.6 |  |  | 2.0 |
Loss from discontinued operations | $ | (14.8 | ) |  | $ | (27.9 | )
(in millions) |  |  | 2011
China WOFE |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  | $ | 0.2 |
Costs and expenses |  |  |  | 0.5 |
Loss before income taxes |  |  |  | (0.3 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  | — |
Loss from discontinued operations |  |  |  | $ | (0.3 | )

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