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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

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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