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Other Comprehensive Income | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Statement of Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Other Comprehensive Income Disclosure | Other Comprehensive Income The following table presents the tax effect allocated to each component of Other comprehensive income for each period presented:
| Before-Tax |  | Income Tax |  | Net-of-Tax
| Amount |  | Expense |  | Amount
Quarter Ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan and VEBAs: |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of net actuarial loss | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | 0.5 |
Amortization of prior service cost | 1.0 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.6 |
Total income recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income related to defined benefit pension plan and VEBAs | 1.8 |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | 1.1 |
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (0.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.5 | )
Other comprehensive income | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | (0.7 | ) |  | $ | 0.9 |
Quarter Ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan and VEBAs: |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of net actuarial loss | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | — |
Amortization of prior service cost | 1.0 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.6 |
Total income recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income related to defined benefit pension plan and VEBAs | 1.1 |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | 0.6 |
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.3 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 0.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.8 |
Other comprehensive income | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | (0.5 | ) |  | $ | 1.1 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan and VEBAs: |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of net actuarial loss | $ | 2.3 |  |  | $ | (0.9 | ) |  | $ | 1.4 |
Amortization of prior service cost | 3.1 |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 1.9 |
Total income recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income related to defined benefit pension plan and VEBAs | 5.4 |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  | 3.3 |
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities | 0.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.6 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (0.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.4 | )
Other comprehensive income | $ | 5.6 |  |  | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | 3.5 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan and VEBAs: |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of net actuarial loss | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | 0.2 |
Amortization of prior service cost | 3.1 |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 1.9 |
Total income recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income related to defined benefit pension plans | 3.5 |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  | 2.1 |
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.3 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |
Other comprehensive income | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | (1.4 | ) |  | $ | 2.3 |

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