Reportable Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of nature of operations of reportable segment

The table below details the nature of the operations for each reportable segment:

Segment	Product or Services	Markets Served	Geographic Areas
Residential Heating & Cooling	Heating Air Conditioning	Residential Replacement Residential New Construction	United States Canada
Commercial Heating & Cooling	Rooftop Products Chillers Air Handlers Equipment Sales Installation Maintenance Repair	Light Commercial	United States Canada Europe
Refrigeration	Unit Coolers Condensing Units Other Commercial Refrigeration Products Display Cases and Systems	Light Commercial Food Preservation and Non-Food/Industrial	United States Canada Europe Asia Pacific South America

Net sales, segment profit (loss) by business segment and reconciliation of segment profit (loss) to Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes

Net sales and segment profit (loss) by business segment, along with a reconciliation of segment profit (loss) to Income from continuing operations before income taxes are shown below (in millions):

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net Sales
Residential Heating & Cooling	$	386.3		$	353.8		$	1,070.7		$	979.7
Commercial Heating & Cooling	219.7			223.6			597.9			596.4
Refrigeration	203.7			223.8			595.9			616.3
	$	809.7		$	801.2		$	2,264.5		$	2,192.4
Segment Profit (Loss)
Residential Heating & Cooling	$	37.7		$	31.3		$	90.7		$	70.9
Commercial Heating & Cooling	32.5			31.1			74.1			67.2
Refrigeration	25.1			20.5			60.6			55.5
Corporate and other	(14.3		)	(15.1		)	(43.7		)	(41.5		)
Subtotal that includes segment profit and eliminations	81.0			67.8			181.7			152.1
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before income taxes:
Special product quality adjustment	0.9			—			1.0			(2.4		)
Items in (Gains) losses and other expenses, net that are excluded from segment profit (1)	(1.2		)	3.2			(2.0		)	5.5
Restructuring charges	0.4			8.0			3.1			11.3
Interest expense, net	4.4			4.1			13.4			12.5
Other expense, net	—			—			0.1			0.1
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	76.5		$	52.5		$	166.1		$	125.1

(1) Items in (Gains) losses and other expenses, net that are excluded from segment profit are net change in unrealized gains and/or losses on open futures contracts, discount fees on accounts sold, and realized gains and/or losses on marketable securities.