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Impairment and Restructuring Charges (Details Textuals) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended							3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010 Process Industries [Member] Workforce Reductions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Aerospace and Defense [Member] Workforce Reductions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Mobile Industries [Member] Workforce Reductions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Workforce Reductions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Workforce Reductions [Member] Corporate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Mobile Industries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Mobile Industries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Mobile Industries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Mobile Industries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2007 Mobile Industries [Member] Sao Paulo [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Mobile Industries [Member] Sao Paulo [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Mobile Industries [Member] Sao Paulo [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Process Industries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Process Industries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Process Industries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Process Industries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Aerospace and Defense [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Aerospace and Defense [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Aerospace and Defense [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Corporate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Sao Paulo [Member]
Impairment and Restructuring Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Severance and related benefit costs	$ 0.2	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 5.1	$ 1.3	$ 1.3	$ 1.5	$ 4.8	$ 0.7	$ 0.2	$ (0.6)	$ 0.1	$ 1.6							$ 1.6	$ 0.8		$ 1.4	$ 0.6
Accrual for Severance Costs	5.6		5.6
Expected pretax costs approximately														60
Original Expected pretax costs approximately														40
Pretax cost incurred															40.7	40.7
Exit costs	5.6	0.9	6.8	1.4						5.4	0.5	6.6	0.9		4.9	6.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0	0.3
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss																									10.9
Minimum estimated liability for the site																									10.9
Maximum estimated liability for the site																									$ 20.9