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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
Sales and Operating Profit in Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block] | Sales and operating profit included in discontinued operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
Dollars amounts in millions |  | Quarter Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Sales |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16.1 |
Operating profit |  | (3.2 | ) |  | 1.0 |  |  | (3.2 | ) |  | 1.6 |

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