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Description of Business: (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Description of Business: |
Schedule of breakdown of separation cash outflows | The breakdown of Separation cash outflows for the year ended December 31, 2012 were as follows (in millions):
|  | Separation Cash Outflows |
Capital distribution to A&B(1) |  | $ | 155.7 |
Separation costs(2) |  | 8.6 |
Capitalized debt financing costs |  | 1.9 |
Total cash outflow related to the Separation |  | $ | 166.2 |
(1) Includes a net distribution of $4.3 million that was paid out during the second half of 2012 related to the settlement of certain liabilities of the Former Parent Company. (2) Of the $8.6 million in Separation costs, $2.5 million were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2012, $5.8 million were recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2012, and $0.3 million were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

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