Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share (Tables) [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the numerator and the denominator of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The Timken Company	$	121.5	$	81.4	$	234.2	$	109.7
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested stock		0.4		0.4		0.9		0.5
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders for basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share	$	121.1	$	81.0	$	233.3	$	109.2
Denominator:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding — basic		97,644,773		96,305,087		97,552,528		96,336,974
Effect of dilutive options		1,255,219		716,085		1,353,328		608,675
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, assuming dilution of stock options		98,899,992		97,021,172		98,905,856		96,945,649
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$	1.24	$	0.84	$	2.39	$	1.13
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	1.22	$	0.84	$	2.36	$	1.13