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Reclassifications of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Reclassiciations of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Reclassifications of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Text Block] | Note 14: Reclassifications of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income The table below provides details about the reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and the affected line items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the periods presented.
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components |  | Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (1) |  | Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
|  | Three Months Ended March 31 |  |
(in Millions) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  |
Derivative Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Currency Contracts |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 2.5 |  |  | Costs of sales and services
Energy Contracts |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (2.4 | ) |  | Costs of sales and services
Foreign Currency Contracts |  | 1.5 |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Other Contracts |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | Interest expense, net
|  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | (0.8 | ) |  | Total before tax
|  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.4 |  |  | Income tax (expense) benefit
|  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | Amount included in net income
Pension and postretirement benefits (2): |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service costs |  | $ | (0.5 | ) |  | $ | (0.5 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial and other gains (losses) |  | (16.7 | ) |  | (12.3 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
|  | $ | (17.2 | ) |  | $ | (12.8 | ) |  | Total before tax
|  | 6.4 |  |  | 4.9 |  |  | Income tax (expense) benefit
|  | $ | (10.8 | ) |  | $ | (7.9 | ) |  | Amount included in net income
Total reclassifications for the period |  | $ | (10.1 | ) |  | $ | (8.3 | ) |  | Amount included in net income
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(1) | Amounts in parentheses indicate charges to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) | Pension and postretirement benefits amounts include the impact from both continuing and discontinued operations. For detail on the continuing operations components of pension and postretirement benefits, see Note 15.

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