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Goodwill | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill [Abstract] |
GOODWILL | NOTE 4 – GOODWILL
|  | Nine Months Ended September 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 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Impairment of Octane Additives segment goodwill |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  |  | (1.7 | )
At September 30 |  |  | 439.2 |  |  |  | 440.6 |
Gross cost |  |  | 674.1 |  |  |  | 674.3 |
Accumulated Octane Additives segment goodwill impairment losses |  |  | (234.9 | ) |  |  | (233.7 | )
|  |  | 439.2 |  |  |  | 440.6 |
Accumulated amortization at January 1 |  |  | (298.5 | ) |  |  | (298.5 | )
Exchange effect |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | )
Accumulated amortization at September 30 |  |  | (298.7 | ) |  |  | (298.7 | )
Net book amount at September 30 |  | $ | 140.5 |  |  | $ | 141.9 |
Fuel Specialties and Performance Chemicals segments goodwill |  | $ | 139.0 |  |  | $ | 139.0 |
Octane Additives segment goodwill |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 2.9 |
|  | $ | 140.5 |  |  | $ | 141.9 |

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