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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Discrete tax benefit |  |  | $ 0.6 |
Increase Decrease in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets |  | 16.3 |  |
Additional reserve for uncertain tax benefits | 7.1 |  | 7.1 |
Net decrease in valuation allowance recorded as tax benefit | 16.3 |  |  |
Tax incentive |  |  | 9.9 | 6.7
Net impact of holiday tax incentives, per diluted share |  |  | $ 0.16 | $ 0.11
Interest on unrecognized tax reserve | 1.8 |  | 1.8 |
Penalty on unrecognized tax reserve | 1.6 |  | 1.6 |
Unrecognized tax reserve | 25.3 |  | 25.3 |
Tax refund | 8.3 |  | 8.3 |
U.S. [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase Decrease in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets |  |  | 17.5 |
Foreign Jurisdictions [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase Decrease in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets |  |  | $ 1.2 |

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