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Environmental Obligations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract] |
Environmental reserves rollforward, continuing and discontinued | The table below is a roll forward of our total environmental reserves, continuing and discontinued, from December 31, 2011 to September 30, 2012:
(in Millions) | Operating and Discontinued Sites Total
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at December 31, 2011 | $ | 226.9 |
Provision | 19.4 |
Spending, net of recoveries | (26.2 | )
Net change | (6.8 | )
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at September 30, 2012 | $ | 220.1 |
Environmental reserves, current, net of recoveries (1) | 24.2 |
Environmental reserves, long-term continuing and discontinued, net of recoveries (2) | 195.9 |
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at September 30, 2012 | $ | 220.1 |
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(1) | “Current” includes only those reserves related to continuing operations. These amounts are included within "Accrued and other liabilities" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2) | These amounts are included in “Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of Environmental Recoveries [Table Text Block] | The table below is a roll forward of our total recorded recoveries from December 31, 2011 to September 30, 2012:
(in Millions) | 12/31/2011 |  | Increase in Recoveries |  | Cash Received |  | 9/30/2012
Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued | $ | 24.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 18.3 |
Other assets | 58.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 9.7 |  |  | 48.6 |
Total | $ | 82.6 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 15.7 |  |  | $ | 66.9 |
Schedule of Net Environmental Provision by operating and discontinured sites [Table Text Block] | The net provisions are comprised as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30
(in Millions) | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Continuing operations (1) | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | 3.5 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |
Discontinued operations (2) | 3.9 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | 15.9 |  |  | 19.7 |
Net environmental provision | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | 4.7 |  |  | $ | 19.4 |  |  | $ | 23.8 |
____________________ (1) Recorded as a component of “Restructuring and other charges (income)” on our condensed consolidated statements of income. See Note 8. (2) Recorded as a component of “Discontinued operations, net of income taxes" on our consolidated statements of income. See Note 10.
Schedule of Net Environmental Provision Balance Sheet Classification [Table Text Block] | On our condensed consolidated balance sheets, the net environmental provisions are recorded to the following balance sheet captions:
| Three Months Ended September 30 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30
(in Millions) | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Environmental reserves (1) | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | 19.4 |  |  | $ | 35.1 |
Other assets (2) | — |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11.3 | )
Net environmental provision | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | 4.7 |  |  | $ | 19.4 |  |  | $ | 23.8 |
____________________ (1) See above roll forward of our total environmental reserves as presented on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. (2) Represents certain environmental recoveries.

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