Restructuring and Other Items (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Restructuring and Other Items [Abstract]

Schedule of restructuring and other items

Restructuring and other items consisted of:

($ in millions)	2011			2010			2009
Restructuring and related charges
Severance and post-employment benefits	$	2.3		$	10.5		$	3.0
Impairments and asset write-offs		-			5.2			5.3
Other restructuring charges		3.0			0.2			0.4
Total restructuring and related charges		5.3			15.9			8.7
Other items:
Special separation benefits		2.9			-			-
Acquisition-related contingencies		(0.2	)		(1.8	)		-
Brazil tax amnesty benefit		-			-			(2.0	)
Foreign exchange losses and other		1.5			1.7			1.8
Total other items		4.2			(0.1	)		(0.2	)
Total restructuring and other items	$	9.5		$	15.8		$	8.5

Rollforward of restructuring obligations

The following table presents activity related to our restructuring obligations recorded within other current liabilities:

($ in millions)	Severance and benefits			Other Costs			Total
Balance, December 31, 2009	$	1.9		$	0.1		$	2.0
Charges		10.4			0.2			10.6
Cash payments		(2.1	)		(0.3	)		(2.4	)
Balance, December 31, 2010		10.2			-			10.2
Charges		2.3			3.0			5.3
Cash payments		(6.3	)		(2.6	)		(8.9	)
Non-cash adjustment		-			0.2			0.2
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	6.2		$	0.6		$	6.8