1.0.0.3 false Restructuring and Asset Impairment false 1 $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Restructuring and Asset Impairment [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_RestructuringChargesAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 3 RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENT 1 us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedActivitiesDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 2: RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENT</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In the second quarter of 2008, Cooper recorded a $7.6 million restructuring charge for severance costs for downsizing a Tools segment international facility. This facility downsizing and related cash payments were substantially completed in 2008. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     During the fourth quarter of 2008, Cooper committed to employment reductions to appropriately size Cooper’s workforce to current and anticipated market conditions and to downsize a domestic Tools segment manufacturing operation. Cooper recorded a $35.7 million charge in the fourth quarter of 2008 related to these actions, $25.5 million of which relates to the Electrical Products segment and $10.2 million relates to the Tools segment. A total of 1,314 hourly and 930 salaried positions were eliminated as a result of the fourth quarter 2008 restructuring actions to reduce Cooper’s workforce. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     During 2009, Cooper committed to additional employment reductions and certain facility closures as a result of management’s ongoing assessment of its hourly and salary workforce and its required production capacity in consideration of current and anticipated market conditions and demand levels. Cooper recorded charges of $28.7 million in 2009 related to these actions, $18.5 million of which relates to the Electrical Products segment and $8.6 million relates to the Tools segment. The remaining $1.6 million relates to reductions in Cooper’s corporate staff. A total of 1,088 hourly and 772 salaried positions are being eliminated as a result of the 2009 restructuring actions to reduce Cooper’s workforce. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The following table reflects activity in the accrued liability related to the restructuring actions. </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="64%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Contract</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">Involuntary Employee</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Termination</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Termination Benefits</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">and Other</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Headcount</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Dollars</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exit Costs</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">($ in millions)</td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2008 fourth quarter restructuring actions </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,244</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">33.7</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2.0</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Headcount reductions or costs incurred </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,358</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5.7</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(0.3</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance at December 31, 2008 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">886</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">28.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1.7</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2009 restructuring actions </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,860</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">24.8</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">3.9</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Headcount reductions or costs incurred </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(2,478</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(47.7</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(4.6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance at December 31, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">268</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5.1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1.0</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The workforce reductions, contract termination and other exit costs and the related cash payments associated with the accrual balances at December 31, 2009 will be substantially completed in the first half of 2010. As part of the restructuring actions, Cooper has approved the closure of ten factories and warehouses, eight of which have been completed at the end of the 2009. Cooper recorded non-cash impairment charges of $1.2 million related to these actions. The two remaining factory closures are expected to be substantially completed in the first half of 2010. Cooper expects to incur incremental restructuring charges in the range of approximately $13 to $17 million associated with the completion of planned restructuring activities as the actions are completed in 2010. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In the fourth quarter of 2008, Cooper also recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $9.1 million related to an investment in a previously unconsolidated international joint venture in the Electrical Products segment. In December 2008, Cooper acquired a majority interest in the international joint venture and consolidated the joint venture’s net assets of $4.6 million at such time. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true