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Other Operating Credits and Charges, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 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 years ended December 31 are reflected in the table below and described in the paragraphs following the table:
Dollar amounts in millions | Year ended December 31,
2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Severance | $ | (1.1 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Additions to litigation reserves | — |  |  | (2.2 | ) |  | — |
Gain on settlement of insurance litigation | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8.4 |
(Additions) reductions to product related contingency reserves | 11.5 |  |  | 2.5 |  |  | (3.3 | )
Reductions to product related warranty reserves | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Additions to environmental related contingency reserves | (0.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7.6 | )
Gain on insurance recoveries | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.0 |
Timber related reserves | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Charges associated with corporate “right sizing” | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1.5 | )
Other | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.4 |
| $ | 11.2 |  |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | (1.6 | )
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block] | The detail of the severance accrual and related expense and payments for the last three years is as follows:
Dollar amounts in millions | Year ended December 31,
2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Beginning balance | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | 2.1 |  |  | $ | 8.8 |
Charged to expense, continuing operations | 1.9 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 2.6 |
Payments | (1.0 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (9.3 | )
Ending balance | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | 2.1 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph b(2) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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