The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs associated with restructuring activities not otherwise specified in the taxonomy pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset and severance costs associated with established compensation plans.

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Amount of costs incurred to date for the specified type of restructuring cost.

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Amount expected to be charged against earnings in the current and future periods for the specified restructuring cost.

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The charge against earnings in the period for known and estimated costs of termination benefits provided to current employees that are involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding costs or losses pertaining to an entity newly acquired in a business combination or a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and costs associated with one-time termination benefits.

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Restructuring Charges (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Facilities clean up and demolition costs		$ 0.8
Restructuring charges		72.4
Third party services related to restructuring		1.0
Restructuring and related costs		76.1
Refrigeration [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges		27.3
Restructuring and related costs		27.8
Refrigeration [Member] \| Contract Coil [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges		5.6
Service Experts [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges		8.7
Restructuring and related costs		8.9
Corporate and Other [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges		5.8
Restructuring and related costs		5.8
Accelerated depreciation and other charges	0.4
Regional Distribution Network [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring and related costs		5.3
Blackville Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring and related costs		13.8
Mions France Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges		6.9
Lease Termination and Other Costs [Member] \| Corporate and Other [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring and related costs	4.3
Lease Termination and Other Costs [Member] \| 2010 Service Experts Restructuring [Member] \| Administrative Functions [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges		6.4
Employee Severance [Member] \| Refrigeration [Member] \| OEM Coil [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges		(0.5)
Employee Severance [Member] \| Commercial Heating & Cooling France Consolidation [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Severance Charges		0.2
Employee Severance [Member] \| Service Experts [Member] \| Administrative Functions [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring and related costs		5.0
Employee Severance [Member] \| Corporate and Other [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Severance Charges	1.1
Other Charges [Member] \| Residential Heating & Cooling Blackville Consolidation [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Other charges		1.4
Other Charges [Member] \| Regional Distribution Network [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Other charges		0.3
Other Plant Closure Costs [Member] \| Refrigeration [Member] \| Contract Coil [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Other charges		1.9
OEM Coil Restructuring [Member] \| Refrigeration [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring charges		$ 4.8