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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2011

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Summary Of Income From Discontinued Operations

			2010
Revenues			$12.6
Operating expenses			10.8
Operating income before income taxes			1.8
Income tax expense			1.4
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net			29.2
Income from discontinued operations			$29.6

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Text block for income statement, balance sheet and additional disclosures relating to disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations). May include the facts and circumstances leading to the expected or completed disposal or to changes in the plan of sale, manner and timing of disposal, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss, amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also includes the nature and amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 144

-Paragraph 43, 44, 45, 47, 48

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