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Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses | Note 13 – Accrued Expenses Accrued Expenses at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Compensation and benefit plans |  | $ | 171.9 |  |  | $ | 144.0 |
Product warranties |  |  | 133.2 |  |  |  | 151.3 |
Sales incentives and discounts |  |  | 78.5 |  |  |  | 93.6 |
Repurchase, recourse and secured obligations |  |  | 50.8 |  |  |  | 57.3 |
Deferred revenue and customer deposits |  |  | 45.8 |  |  |  | 58.9 |
Insurance reserves |  |  | 43.2 |  |  |  | 49.8 |
Interest |  |  | 18.6 |  |  |  | 21.9 |
Real, personal and other non-income taxes |  |  | 11.0 |  |  |  | 12.6 |
Environmental reserves |  |  | 9.5 |  |  |  | 8.8 |
Other |  |  | 61.2 |  |  |  | 63.0 |
Total accrued expenses |  | $ | 623.7 |  |  | $ | 661.2 |

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