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	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2010 Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2012 Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2012 Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2010 Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2010 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2009 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2008 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2010 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2010 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Outsourcing of U.S. Decorating Business	Dec. 31, 2010 Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing Facility	Dec. 31, 2010 Building Site Clean-up Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing Facility	Dec. 31, 2011 Inventory Write-down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2010 Inventory Write-down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Inventory Write-down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Pension and Postretirement Welfare Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Asset Depreciation Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Outsourcing of U.S. Decorating Business	Dec. 31, 2011 Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2010 Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2010 Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing Facility Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2010 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2010 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2010 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Outsourcing of U.S. Decorating Business Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Inventory Write-down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2010 Glass Operations Inventory Write-down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Inventory Write-down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Pension and Postretirement Welfare Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Fixed Asset Depreciation Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Glass Operations Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Glass Operations Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Glass Operations Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Outsourcing of U.S. Decorating Business Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2010 Glass Operations Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Glass Operations Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing Facility Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing Facility Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Inventory Write-down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Operations Inventory Write-down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Inventory Write-down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Pension and Postretirement Welfare Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Fixed Asset Depreciation Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Cost of Sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Operations Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Employee Termination Cost and Other Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Operations Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Building Site Clean-up and Fixed Asset/Land Write-Down Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Special Charges (Income)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Operations Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Operations Ineffectiveness of Natural Gas Hedge Closing of Syracuse China Manufacturing and Mira Loma Distribution Facilities Other (Income) Expense
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 0	$ (84)	$ 2,498	$ 0	$ 197	$ 566	$ 0	$ (281)	$ 1,802	$ 0	$ 0	$ 130	$ 51	$ 1,183	$ 3,800	$ 29,100		$ 0	$ (12)		$ 51	$ 1,065		$ 0	$ 130		$ (135)	$ 600	$ 400	$ 0	$ (12)				$ 167	$ 167	$ 53		$ (116)	$ (116)	$ 1,012		$ (135)	$ 0	$ 130		$ 130	$ 0	$ 28		$ 0	$ 0		$ 0	$ 28		$ 0	$ 0		$ (300)	$ 0	$ 0				$ 0	$ 28		$ 0	$ 0		$ 700	$ 0	$ 0		$ 51	$ 1,155		$ 0	$ (12)		$ 51	$ 1,037		$ 0	$ 130		$ 0	$ 51	$ 0	$ (12)				$ 167	$ 25		$ (116)	$ 1,012		$ 0	$ 130
Restructuring charges incurred to date																	$ 34,184			$ 16,147			$ 17,292			$ 745						$ 10,733	$ 4,448	$ 966				$ 6,697				$ 10,595				$ 745				$ 917			$ 192			$ 725			$ 0				$ 192	$ 0	$ 0			$ 548			$ 177				$ 0			$ 33,267			$ 15,955			$ 16,567			$ 745					$ 10,541	$ 4,448	$ 966			$ 6,149			$ 10,418			$ 745