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Discontinued Operations | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] | Discontinued Operations On July 1, 2011, the Company sold its hand torch and solder business to an affiliate of Worthington Industries, Inc. ("Worthington") for cash consideration of $51.0 million, $8.0 million of which were held in escrow. If and when the relevant conditions are resolved and the escrow is released, the Company will recognize the $8.0 million held in escrow as income in discontinued operations in the Company's financial statements. The cash consideration paid in connection with the transaction provided for settlement of all claims involving the Company’s litigation with Worthington referenced in Footnote 20. In connection with the sale of the business, the Company transferred net assets with a carrying value of approximately $11.1 million to Worthington, representing property, plant and equipment, certain intangible assets, and net working capital. The Company allocated $35.2 million of the Hardware global business unit's goodwill to the hand torch and solder business on a relative fair value basis as of July 1, 2011, and the $35.2 million of goodwill was written off in connection with the sale. The Company retained approximately $13.0 million of accounts receivable associated with the hand torch and solder business that resulted from sales prior to July 1, 2011. Pursuant to a Transition Services Agreement between the Company and Worthington, the Company provided certain sales, distribution, information technology, accounting and finance services to Worthington through September 30, 2011. The following table provides a summary of amounts included in discontinued operations, which primarily relate to the hand torch and solder business (in millions):
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Net sales | $ | 58.8 |  |  | $ | 101.0 |  |  | $ | 94.2 |
Income (loss) from operations, net of income tax expense (benefit) of $2.6, $2.0 and $(0.1) for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively | $ | 5.8 |  |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | (0.3 | )
Loss on disposal, including income tax expense of $1.3 | (15.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | (9.4 | ) |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | (0.3 | )

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2941-110230 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1436-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6390789&loc=d3e2443-110228 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 144 -Paragraph 43-48 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1474-107760 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1020-107759 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1510-107760 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1012-107759 + Details
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