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Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Valuation of financial instruments recorded on fair value basis
Currency forward contracts	$ (0.1)	$ (0.8)
Current marketable securities (See Note 2)		20.9
Noncurrent marketable securities (See Note 2)	69.6	98.4
Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Valuation of financial instruments recorded on fair value basis
Currency forward contracts	(0.1)	(0.8)
Current marketable securities (See Note 2)		20.9
Noncurrent marketable securities (See Note 2)	69.6	98.4
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Valuation of financial instruments recorded on fair value basis
Currency forward contracts
Noncurrent marketable securities (See Note 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Valuation of financial instruments recorded on fair value basis
Currency forward contracts
Noncurrent marketable securities (See Note 2)

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of foreign currency derivative assets, net of foreign currency derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized on the balance sheet.

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Total debt and equity financial instruments including: (1) securities held-to-maturity, (2) trading securities, and (3) securities available-for-sale which are intended to be held for less than one year or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer.

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Total debt and equity financial instruments including: (1) securities held-to-maturity and (2) securities available-for-sale that will be held for the long-term.

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