Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:



(in millions)	December 31,
	2011		2010
Land	$	27.7	$	27.7
Machinery and equipment	48.3		47.1
Building and leasehold improvements	102.1		97.3
Computer and data processing equipment	49.7		44.8
Computer software	29.2		29.3
Furniture and fixtures	20.3		17.0
Construction in progress	17.0		15.8
Total property and equipment	294.3		279.0
Less accumulated depreciation	140.0		120.9
Net property and equipment	$	154.3	$	158.1

During 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded disposals of $10.5 million, $11.4 million and $3.1 million, respectively, to remove assets that were no longer in use from property and equipment. The Company recorded a pre-tax loss of $0.3 million, $0.7 million and $0.4 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, for certain assets that were not fully depreciated.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $31.3 million, $38.3 million and $46.0 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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