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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | As of December 31, 2011, the aggregate estimated intangible amortization amounts for the succeeding five years are as follows (in millions):
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016
$54.9 | $50.6 | $48.3 | $42.0 | $38.9
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | A summary of changes in the Company's goodwill by reportable business segment is as follows for 2011 and 2010 (in millions):
Segment | December 31, 2010 Balance | Acquisitions | Impairment Charges | Other Adjustments (1) | Foreign Currency | December 31, 2011 Balance (2)
Home & Family | $ | 662.6 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (305.5 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | 3.8 |  | $ | 360.9 |
Office Products | 1,135.7 |  | 2.2 |  | — |  | 10.0 |  | (10.4 | ) | 1,137.5 |
Tools, Hardware & Commercial Products | 951.2 |  | — |  | (64.7 | ) | (19.3 | ) | 0.4 |  | 867.6 |
| $ | 2,749.5 |  | $ | 2.2 |  | $ | (370.2 | ) | $ | (9.3 | ) | $ | (6.2 | ) | $ | 2,366.0 |
Segment | December 31, 2009 Balance | Acquisitions | Impairment Charges | Other Adjustments(1) | Foreign Currency | December 31, 2010 Balance (2)
Home & Family | $ | 648.7 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 13.9 |  | $ | 662.6 |
Office Products | 1,149.5 |  | — |  | — |  | 1.5 |  | (15.3 | ) | 1,135.7 |
Tools, Hardware & Commercial Products | 956.1 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (4.9 | ) | 951.2 |
| $ | 2,754.3 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1.5 |  | $ | (6.3 | ) | $ | 2,749.5 |
(1) | Office Products includes payments of $10.0 million and $1.5 million in 2011 and 2010, respectively, for contingent payments relating to the Company's acquisition of PSI Systems, Inc. (“Endicia”) in 2007. The contingent payments are based on Endicia’s post-acquisition revenues.
(2) | Cumulative impairment charges relating to goodwill since January 1, 2002 were $1,642.4 million and $1,272.2 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Of these amounts, $538.0 million was included in cumulative effect of accounting change, and $298.9 million was included in discontinued operations.
Schedule of Indefinite and Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | Other intangible assets, net consisted of the following as of December 31, (in millions):
| 2011 |  | 2010
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Book Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Book Value
Trade names - indefinite life | $ | 311.3 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 311.3 |  |  | $ | 317.7 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 317.7 |
Trade names - other | 42.3 |  | (25.1 | ) | 17.2 |  |  | 46.2 |  | (23.2 | ) | 23.0 |
Capitalized software | 387.1 |  | (125.8 | ) | 261.3 |  |  | 317.2 |  | (100.8 | ) | 216.4 |
Other (1) | 206.1 |  | (129.8 | ) | 76.3 |  |  | 207.6 |  | (116.4 | ) | 91.2 |
| $ | 946.8 |  | $ | (280.7 | ) | $ | 666.1 |  |  | $ | 888.7 |  | $ | (240.4 | ) | $ | 648.3 |
The table below summarizes the Company's amortization periods using the straight-line method for other intangible assets, including capitalized software, as of December 31, 2011:
| Weighted-Average Amortization Period (in years) | Amortization Periods (in years)
Trade names - indefinite life | N/A | N/A
Trade names - other | 10 | 3 – 20 years
Capitalized software | 10 | 3 – 12 years
Other (1) | 8 | 3 – 14 years
| 9 |
(1) Other consists primarily of patents and customer lists with net book values of $29.2 million and $47.0 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2011.

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