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Other Operating Credits and Charges, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Other Operating Credits And Charges, Net [Abstract] |
Other Operating Credits and Charges Net [Table Text Block] | The major components of “Other operating credits and charges, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarter and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are reflected in the table below and are described in the paragraphs following the table:
| Quarter Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollar amounts in millions | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Reversal of severance | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.1 |
Construction related legal reserves | — |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.6 | )
Addition to environmental reserves | (0.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | — |
Timber related reserves | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |
Settlement of legal claim | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | — |
| $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | (0.6 | ) |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | (0.5 | )

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