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ENVIRONMENTAL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract] |
Rollforward of environmental liabilities | Our liabilities for future environmental expenditures were as follows:
| December 31, |  |
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  |
| ($ in millions) |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 146.5 |  |  | $ | 163.3 |  |  |
Charges to income | 11.5 |  |  | 8.4 |  |  |
Remedial and investigatory spending | (12.4 | ) |  | (25.5 | ) |  |
Currency translation adjustments | (1.0 | ) |  | 0.3 |  |  |
Ending balance | $ | 144.6 |  |  | $ | 146.5 |  |  |
Environmental Provisions Charged (Credited) to Income Table | Environmental provisions charged (credited) to income, which are included in cost of goods sold, were as follows:
| Years ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| ($ in millions)
Charges to income | $ | 11.5 |  |  | $ | 8.4 |  |  | $ | 19.3 |
Recoveries from third parties of costs incurred and expensed in prior periods | (1.3 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (11.4 | )
Total environmental expense | $ | 10.2 |  |  | $ | 8.3 |  |  | $ | 7.9 |

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