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Discontinued Operations | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
Discontinued Operations | Discontinued Operations Our discontinued operations represent adjustments to retained liabilities primarily related to operations discontinued prior to 2002. The primary liabilities retained include environmental liabilities, other postretirement benefit liabilities, self-insurance and long-term obligations related to legal proceedings. Our discontinued operations comprised the following:
(in Millions) | Three Months Ended September 30 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30
2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Adjustment for workers’ compensation, product liability, and other postretirement benefits (net of income tax expense of $0.1 and $0.2 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $0.1 for the three and nine months September 30, 2011, respectively) | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |
Provision for environmental liabilities, net of recoveries (net of income tax benefit of $1.5 and $6.0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $1.4 and $7.5 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively) (1) | (2.4 | ) |  | (2.2 | ) |  | (9.9 | ) |  | (12.2 | )
Provision for legal reserves and expenses, net of recoveries (net of income tax benefit of $2.5 and $7.6 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $2.5 and $6.8 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively) | (4.1 | ) |  | (4.2 | ) |  | (12.3 | ) |  | (11.1 | )
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | $ | (6.3 | ) |  | $ | (6.3 | ) |  | $ | (21.8 | ) |  | $ | (23.2 | )
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(1) | See a roll forward of our environmental reserves as well as discussion on significant environmental issues that occurred during the year in Note 11.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1474-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 144 -Paragraph 43-48 -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 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1436-107760 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2941-110230 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2443-110228 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1012-107759 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1510-107760 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1020-107759 + Details
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