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Goodwill | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Goodwill [Abstract] |
GOODWILL | NOTE 4 – GOODWILL
|  | Six Months Ended June 30 |
(in millions) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
At January 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross cost |  | $ | 674.0 |  |  | $ | 674.1 |
Accumulated Octane Additives segment goodwill impairment losses |  |  | (234.0 | ) |  |  | (232.0 | )
|  |  | 440.0 |  |  |  | 442.1 |
Exchange effect |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Impairment of Octane Additives segment goodwill |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | (1.1 | )
At June 30 |  |  | 439.4 |  |  |  | 441.3 |
Gross cost |  |  | 674.0 |  |  |  | 674.4 |
Accumulated Octane Additives segment goodwill impairment losses |  |  | (234.6 | ) |  |  | (233.1 | )
|  |  | 439.4 |  |  |  | 441.3 |
Accumulated amortization at January 1 |  |  | (298.5 | ) |  |  | (298.5 | )
Exchange effect |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | )
Accumulated amortization at June 30 |  |  | (298.6 | ) |  |  | (298.7 | )
Net book amount at June 30 |  | $ | 140.8 |  |  | $ | 142.6 |
Fuel Specialties and Active Chemicals segments goodwill |  | $ | 139.0 |  |  | $ | 139.1 |
Octane Additives segment goodwill |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 3.5 |
|  | $ | 140.8 |  |  | $ | 142.6 |

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