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Discontinued Operations
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2013
Discontinued Operations [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations [Text Block]
Note 4.   Discontinued Operations

     During the second quarter of 2013, the Company ceased its operations at its Paper PCC merchant plant in Walsum, Germany and reclassified such operations as discontinued.  The remaining assets at this facility are not material and are being disposed.  All prior periods have been restated to reflect such reclassification. These operations were part of the Company's Specialty Minerals segment.

     The following table provides selected financial information for the Walsum plant included within discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  The amounts exclude general corporate overhead and interest expense which were previously allocated to the entity comprising the discontinued operations.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(millions of dollars)
 
Sept. 29,
2013
 
 
 
Sept. 30,
2012
 
 
 
Sept. 29,
2013
 
 
 
Sept. 30,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales  
$
--
 
 
$
2.5
 
 
$
1.7
 
 
$
7.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Production margin  
 
--
 
 
 
(0.6
)
 
 
(2.3
)
 
 
(1.7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses  
 
--
 
 
 
0.1
 
 
 
0.4
 
 
 
0.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Facility closure costs  
 
--
 
 
 
--
 
 
 
5.9
 
 
 
--
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from operations  
$
--
 
 
$
(0.7
)
 
$
(8.6
)
 
$
(2.3
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit for taxes on income  
$
--
 
 
$
(0.2
)
 
$
(2.9
)
 
$
(0.7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  
$
--
 
 
$
(0.5
)
 
$
(5.7
)
 
$
(1.6
)