Employee separation and plant phaseout costs	9 Months Ended
Employee separation and plant phaseout costs	Sep. 30, 2012
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure	Employee Separation and Plant Phaseout Costs During the second quarter of 2012, the Company undertook actions to realign production capacities and improve return on invested capital. These actions were primarily in response to weak demand in Europe. These actions resulted in charges of $1.3 million and $10.5 million related to plant closure costs and reductions in force for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012, respectively. These costs are primarily recognized within Selling and Administrative expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income and within Corporate and Eliminations in segment disclosures.

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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