Activity associated with restructuring liabilities.

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Fair value of fuel and commodity hedges included in other accrued liabilities.

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Remaining non cancellable terms range.

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Other Liabilities (Textuals) [Abstract].

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Restructuring reserve settled with cash or amortization.

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The rate applied as of the balance sheet date to reduce the undiscounted amount of a guarantee fund and other insurance-related assessments to present value.

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-Publisher AICPA
-Name Statement of Position (SOP)
-Number 97-3
-Paragraph 27
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions of the accrual) as of the balance sheet date pertaining to a specified type of cost associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructuring pursuant to a duly authorized plan.

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-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
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-Publisher SEC
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-Section P
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The amount of change in the restructuring reserve related to foreign currency translation adjustments and any other adjustments not separately disclosed or provided for elsewhere in the Taxonomy.

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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions) of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property.

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Other Liabilities (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Unfavorable contracts [Member] Allied [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Unfavorable contracts [Member] Allied [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Unfavorable contracts and lease exit liabilities [Member] Allied [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Unfavorable contracts and lease exit liabilities [Member] Allied [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Lease Exit Costs [Member] Allied [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Lease Exit Costs [Member] Allied [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]
Activity Associated with Restructuring Liabilities [Abstract]
Beginning Balance			$ 37.6	$ 49.0	$ 42.6	$ 55.4	$ 5.0	$ 6.4
Payments / Amortization			(5.0)	(5.4)	(6.2)	(6.4)	(1.2)	(1.0)
Adjustments			(5.3)		(5.9)		(0.6)
Ending Balance			27.3	43.6	30.5	49.0	3.2	5.4
Remaining non-cancellable terms, range									1	21
Other Liabilities (Textuals)
Fair value of fuel and commodity hedges included in other accrued liabilities	7.2	8.4
Fair value of self-insurance liability, discounting rate	9.75%
Liabilities for unpaid and incurred but not reported claims	$ 299.6	$ 304.5