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Enviromental matters (Details 2) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Portland Harbor site [Member] |
Site contingency [Line Items] |
Estimated investigative costs | $ 70,000,000
Environmental litigation number 1 [Member] |
Site contingency [Line Items] |
Site contingency, loss exposure, low estimate | 500,000
Site contingency, loss exposure, high estimate | 11,000,000
Estimated proportional share of cleanup liability | 50.00%
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies | 1,300,000
Environmental litigation number 2 [Member] |
Site contingency [Line Items] |
Site contingency, loss exposure, low estimate | 340,000
Site contingency, loss exposure, high estimate | 6,400,000
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies | 6,400,000
Estimated investigative costs | 6,400,000
Environmental litigation number 3 [Member] |
Site contingency [Line Items] |
Site contingency, loss exposure not accrued, best estimate | $ 8,000,000

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