Exit or Disposal Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Exit or Disposal Activities [Abstract]

Summary of exit or disposal activities costs

(Thousands of dollars)
					Actual			Adjustments to
	Balance at		Provisions in		expenditures			prior provisions			Balance at
	December 31,		Cost of goods		charged to			in Other general			September 30,
Exit Plan	2010		sold or SG&A		accrual			expense - net			2011
Consumer Group manufacturing facilities shutdown in 2011:
Severance and related costs			$	311							$	311
Global Finishes Group stores shutdown in 2011:
Severance and related costs				207	$	(108	)					99
Other qualified exit costs				597		(77	)					520
Global Finishes Group stores shutdown in 2010:
Other qualified exit costs	$	1,114				(138	)					976
Paint Stores Group stores shutdown in 2010:
Other qualified exit costs		4						$	(4	)
Paint Stores Group stores shutdown in 2009:
Other qualified exit costs		2,022				(663	)		(29	)		1,330
Global Finishes Group manufacturing facility and branches shutdown in 2009:
Other qualified exit costs		1,820				(696	)		262			1,386
Consumer Group manufacturing facilities shutdown in 2009:
Other qualified exit costs		721				(186	)					535
Consumer Group manufacturing and distribution facilities shutdown in 2008:
Other qualified exit costs		242				(50	)					192
Paint Stores Group manufacturing and distribution
facilities, administrative offices and stores shutdown in 2008:
Other qualified exit costs		3,058				(2,083	)		(6	)		969
Other qualified exit costs for facilities shutdown prior to 2008		7,066				(1,089	)					5,977
Totals	$	16,047	$	1,115	$	(5,090	)	$	223		$	12,295