Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

During 2011, we recorded a net $0.7 million benefit from the settlement of an indemnification of Baldor Electric Company and certain tax matters related to divested businesses, partially offset by a change in estimate for an environmental matter pertaining to a discontinued business.

During 2010, we recorded a $21.3 million tax benefit as a result of the resolution of a domestic tax matter relating to the January 2007 sale of our Dodge mechanical and Reliance Electric motors and repair services businesses. We also recorded a net $2.6 million after-tax benefit relating to changes in estimate for environmental and legal matters of our divested businesses.