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Description of Business (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Description of Business [Abstract] |
Schedule of breakdown of separation cash outflows |
|  | Separation Cash Outflows |
Capital distribution to A&B (A) |  | $ | 155.7 |
Separation costs (B) |  | 8.3 |
Capitalized debt financing costs |  | 1.9 |
Total cash outflow related to the Separation |  | $ | 165.9 |
(A) Includes a net distribution of $4.3 million to be paid out during the second half of 2012 related to the settlement of certain liabilities of the Former Parent Company. (B) Of the $8.3 million in Separation costs, $5.8 million, $4.8 million net of tax, were recorded in the second quarter of 2012 and $2.5 million, $2.1 million net of tax, were recorded in the first quarter of 2012.

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