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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><i>(In
Millions of Dollars)</i></font></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Currency gains (losses)</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> 5.7</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> (1.4</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> 16.4</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Equity earnings of non-consolidated
companies</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">5.2</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">4.9</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">2.3</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Royalties and other fees</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">3.6</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">4.2</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">1.9</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Gain on sale of non-consolidated
companies</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">0.8</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">4.1</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Other – net</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">6.5</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">4.6</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">2.0</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> 21.8</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> 16.4</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> 22.6</font></td>
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2010
 
  
2009
 
 
2008
 
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