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Income Taxes (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets Table [Text Block] | Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Sep 30, 2011 |  | Dec 31, 2010
Current Income Tax Assets |  | $ | 37.4 |  |  | $ | 39.3 |
Deferred Income Tax Assets |  | 7.5 |  |  | 9.4 |
Valuation Allowance for State Income Taxes |  | (6.2 | ) |  | (9.1 | )
Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets |  | $ | 38.7 |  |  | $ | 39.6 |
Schedule of Compoents of Income Tax Liabilities Table [Text Block] | The components of Liabilities for Income Taxes at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Sep 30, 2011 |  | Dec 31, 2010
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities |  | $ | 63.1 |  |  | $ | 7.3 |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  | 6.1 |  |  | 7.8 |
Liabilities for Income Taxes |  | $ | 69.2 |  |  | $ | 15.1 |

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