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Other Comprehensive Income | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
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) Benefit 3 |  | Amount
Quarter Ended March 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of net actuarial loss relating to VEBAs 1 | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | 0.2 |
Amortization of prior service cost relating to VEBAs 1 | 1.1 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.7 |
Reclassification of unrealized gain upon sale of available for sale securities 2 | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.3 | )
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities | 0.3 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.2 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |
Other comprehensive income | $ | 1.7 |  |  | $ | (0.5 | ) |  | $ | 1.2 |
Quarter Ended March 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of net actuarial loss relating to VEBAs 1 | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | 0.5 |
Amortization of prior service cost relating to VEBAs 1 | 1.0 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.6 |
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.3 | )
Other comprehensive income | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | (0.7 | ) |  | $ | 1.1 |
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1 | Amounts reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive income relating to VEBA adjustments were included as a component of Selling, administrative, research and development and general expense.
2 | Amounts reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive income relating to sales of available for sale securities were included as a component of Other income, net.
3 | Income tax amounts reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive income relating to VEBA adjustments and sales of available for sale securities were included as a component of Income tax provision.

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