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Environmental Obligations (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
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, 2012 to March 31, 2013:
(in Millions) | Operating and Discontinued Sites Total
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at December 31, 2012 | $ | 216.0 |
Provision | 5.3 |
Spending, net of recoveries | (11.5 | )
Net change | (6.2 | )
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at March 31, 2013 | $ | 209.8 |
Environmental reserves, current, net of recoveries (1) | 21.7 |
Environmental reserves, long-term continuing and discontinued, net of recoveries (2) | 188.1 |
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at March 31, 2013 | $ | 209.8 |
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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, 2012 to March 31, 2013:
(in Millions) | 12/31/2012 |  | Increase in Recoveries |  | Cash Received |  | 3/31/2013
Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued | $ | 20.5 |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21.0 |
Other assets | 51.6 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  | 49.8 |
Total | $ | 72.1 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | $ | (2.8 | ) |  | $ | 70.8 |
Schedule of Net Environmental Provision by operating and discontinured sites [Table Text Block] | The net provisions are comprised as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31
(in Millions) | 2013 |  | 2012
Continuing operations (1) | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |
Discontinued operations (2) | 3.3 |  |  | 4.1 |
Net environmental provision | $ | 4.3 |  |  | $ | 5.1 |
____________________ (1) Recorded as a component of “Restructuring and other charges (income)” on our condensed consolidated statements of income. See Note 7. (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 March 31
(in Millions) | 2013 |  | 2012
Environmental reserves (1) | $ | 5.3 |  |  | $ | 5.1 |
Other assets (2) | (1.0 | ) |  | — |
Net environmental provision | $ | 4.3 |  |  | $ | 5.1 |
____________________ (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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