Commitments And Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

17. Commitments and Contingencies

Pending Litigation

The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various claims and legal proceedings associated with their business and operations. It is not possible to predict the outcome of the pending actions, but management believes that there are meritorious defenses to these actions and that these actions if adjudicated or settled in a manner adverse to the Company, would not have a material adverse effect upon the results of operations, cash flows or financial condition of the Company.

Lease Commitments

(in millions of dollars)
2012	$	19.7
2013		13.3
2014		9.6
2015		7.7
2016		6.5
Remainder		6.8
Total minimum rental payments	$	63.6

Total rental expense reported in the Company's statement of operations for all non-cancelable operating leases (reduced by minor amounts from subleases) amounted to $22.0 million, $23.2 million and $24.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Unconditional Purchase Commitments

Future minimum payments under unconditional purchase commitments, primarily for inventory purchase commitments at December 31, 2011 are as follows:

(in millions of dollars)
2012	$	26.0
2013		0.3
2014		0.2
2015		0.2
2016		0.2
Thereafter		—
	$	26.9

Environmental

The Company is subject to laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. While it is not possible to quantify with certainty the potential impact of actions regarding environmental matters, particularly remediation and other compliance efforts that the Company's subsidiaries may undertake in the future, in the opinion of management, compliance with the present environmental protection laws, before taking into account any estimated recoveries from third parties, will not have a material adverse effect upon the results of operations, cash flows or financial condition of the Company.