Contingency Reserves

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

CONTINGENCY RESERVES

LP maintains reserves for various contingent liabilities as follows:



Dollar amounts in millions	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Environmental reserves	$	13.8		$	14.1
Other reserves	0.5			0.7
Total contingency reserves	14.3			14.8
Current portion of contingency reserves	(2.0		)	(2.0		)
Long-term portion of contingency reserves	$	12.3		$	12.8

See Note 12 for discussion of environmental matters.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for environmental loss contingencies, such as presence of hazardous waste, relevant information from reports issued by regulators, and estimated costs to achieve compliance with regulatory requirements. This element may be used for all of an entity's disclosures about environmental loss contingencies.

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