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Employee Benefits, Defined Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2012 Additional Capital | Mar. 31, 2011 Additional Capital | Mar. 31, 2012 Common Stock Owned by Union VEBA Subject to Transfer Restriction | Mar. 31, 2011 Common Stock Owned by Union VEBA Subject to Transfer Restriction | Mar. 31, 2012 VEBAs | Mar. 31, 2012 VEBAs Maximum | Mar. 31, 2012 Union VEBA trustrees | Mar. 31, 2011 Union VEBA | Mar. 31, 2012 Union VEBA Company Appointed trustrees | Mar. 31, 2012 Union VEBA USW Appointed trustrees | Mar. 31, 2012 Salaried VEBA | Mar. 31, 2012 Salaried employees Defined benefit plan London, Ontario Facility | Dec. 31, 2011 Salaried employees Defined benefit plan London, Ontario Facility | Dec. 31, 2011 Variable cash contribution VEBAs | Mar. 31, 2012 Variable cash contribution VEBAs Maximum | Mar. 31, 2012 Variable cash contribution VEBAs Annual Cash Flows up to $20 Million | Mar. 31, 2012 Variable cash contribution VEBAs Annual Cash Flows in Excess of $20 Million
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of plan assets invested in equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.00% |  |  |  |
Portion of plan assets invested in debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset mix target allocation in equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.00% |  |  |  |  |
Asset mix target allocation in debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43.00% |  |  |  |  |
Postretirement Medical Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of trustees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Administrative expenses of the VEBAs obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Postretirement medical plan contribution obligation percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% | 20.00%
Cash flow in determining VEBA obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable cash contribution obligation to VEBAs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.0 |  |
Liquidity requirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent allocation of total contribution between VEBAs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.50% |  |  |  |  |  | 14.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued annual VEBA contribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 19,290,841 | 19,253,185 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,154,919 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Postretirement medical plan common stock ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted common stock owned by Union VEBA, shares | 881,010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock sold by Union VEBA or on which restriction was lifted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,321,485 |  | 217,042 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in Union VEBA assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64.2 | [1] | 10.6 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in Common stock owned by Union VEBA | (39.6) |  |  | (7.8) | (1.4) | (31.8) | [2] | (5.2) | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in Additional paid in capital | (39.6) |  |  | (7.8) | (1.4) | (31.8) | [2] | (5.2) | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in Deferred tax assets |  |  |  | $ (24.6) | $ (4.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average price per share sold by Union VEBA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 48.55 |  | $ 49.06 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reorganization value per share | $ 24.02 |  | $ 24.02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | At a weighted-average price of $48.55 per share on the date the restriction was released for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and a weighted-average price of $49.06 per share realized by the Union VEBA for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.
[2] | At $24.02 per share reorganization value.

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