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Restructuring and Other Charges (Income) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Restructuring and other charges income [Abstract] |
Schedule of restructuring and other charges (income) | Our restructuring and other charges (income) are comprised of restructuring, asset disposals and other charges (income) as noted below:
| Three Months Ended September 30 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30
(in Millions) | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Restructuring Charges and Asset Disposals | $ | 6.2 |  |  | $ | 12.3 |  |  | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 21.5 |
Other Charges (Income), Net | 5.4 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 7.3 |  |  | 5.7 |
Total Restructuring and Other Charges | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 13.4 |  |  | $ | 18.9 |  |  | $ | 27.2 |
Schedule of restructuring charges and asset disposals |
| Restructuring Charges |  |  |
(in Millions) | Severance and Employee Benefits (1) |  | Other Charges (Income) (2) |  | Asset Disposal Charges (3) | Total
Zeolites Shutdown | 5.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | 5.7 |
Huelva Shutdown | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  | 0.3 |
Other Items (4) | — |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  | 0.2 |
Three months ended September 30, 2012 | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | 6.2 |
Sodium Percarbonate Phase-out | — |  |  | 10.1 |  |  | — |  | 10.1 |
Huelva Shutdown | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.6 |  | 0.6 |
Other Items (4) | 0.5 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.6 |  | 1.6 |
Three months ended September 30, 2011 | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | 10.6 |  |  | $ | 1.2 |  | $ | 12.3 |
Zeolites Shutdown | 5.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | 5.7 |
Huelva Shutdown | — |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | — |  | 1.1 |
Other Items (4) | 2.4 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.8 |  | 4.8 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2012 | $ | 8.1 |  |  | $ | 1.7 |  |  | $ | 1.8 |  | $ | 11.6 |
Sodium Percarbonate Phase-out | 5.5 |  |  | 10.1 |  |  | — |  | 15.6 |
Huelva Shutdown | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.1 |  | 2.1 |
Other Items (4) | 0.9 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 0.8 |  | 3.8 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2011 | $ | 6.4 |  |  | $ | 12.2 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |  | $ | 21.5 |
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(1) | Represents severance and employee benefit charges. Income represents adjustments to previously recorded severance and employee benefits.
(2) | Primarily represents costs associated with accrued lease payments, contract terminations, and other miscellaneous exit costs. Other Income primarily represents favorable developments on previously recorded exit costs as well as recoveries associated with restructuring.
(3) | Primarily represents accelerated depreciation and impairment charges on plant and equipment, which were or are to be abandoned. Asset disposal charges also included the acceleration effect of re-estimating settlement dates and revised cost estimates associated with asset retirement obligations due to facility shutdowns, see Note 7.
(4) | Represents charges associated with other restructuring activities, which have resulted in severance and asset disposal costs.
Restructuring reserve rollforward | The following table shows a roll forward of restructuring reserves that will result in cash spending. These amounts exclude asset retirement obligations, which are discussed in Note 7.
(in Millions) | Balance at 12/31/11 (4) |  | Change in reserves (2) |  | Cash payments |  | Other (3) |  | Balance at 9/30/12 (4)
Zeolites Shutdown | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.7 |
Sodium Percarbonate Phase-out | 1.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | (1.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Alginates Restructuring | 2.8 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2.5 |
Huelva Restructuring | 7.3 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | (5.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | 3.4 |
Barcelona Facility Shutdown | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |
Other Workforce Related and Facility Shutdowns (1) | 1.0 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 3.2 |
Total | $ | 12.4 |  |  | $ | 9.8 |  |  | $ | (7.3 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | 14.8 |
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(1) | Primarily severance costs related to workforce reductions and facility shutdowns described in the “Other Items” sections above.
(2) | Primarily severance, exited lease, contract termination and other miscellaneous exit costs. The accelerated depreciation and impairment charges noted above impacted our property, plant and equipment balances and are not included in the above tables.
(3) | Primarily foreign currency translation adjustments.
(4) | Included in “Accrued and other liabilities” and “Other long-term liabilities” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of other charges (income), net |
| Three Months Ended September 30 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30
(in Millions) | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Environmental Charges, Net | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | 3.5 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |
Other, net | 4.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | 1.6 |
Other Charges (Income), Net | $ | 5.4 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | 7.3 |  |  | $ | 5.7 |

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