v2.4.0.6

Income Taxes (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets Table [Text Block] | Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Mar 31, 2012 |  | Dec 31, 2011
Current Income Tax Assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2.5 |
Deferred Income Tax Assets |  | 6.7 |  |  | 10.7 |
Valuation Allowance for State Income Taxes |  | (6.7 | ) |  | (6.8 | )
Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6.4 |
Schedule of Compoents of Income Tax Liabilities Table [Text Block] | The components of Liabilities for Income Taxes at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Mar 31, 2012 |  | Dec 31, 2011
Current Income Tax Liabilities |  | $ | 9.8 |  |  | $ | — |
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities |  | 2.3 |  |  | — |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  | 6.1 |  |  | 6.2 |
Liabilities for Income Taxes |  | $ | 18.2 |  |  | $ | 6.2 |

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