Restructuring and Other Items (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Other Items [Abstract]

Schedule of restructuring and other items

Restructuring and other items consisted of:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
($ in millions)	2012			2011
Restructuring and related charges:
Severance and post-employment benefits	$	-		$	1.5
Impairments and asset write-offs		0.2			0.2
Other restructuring charges		0.2			0.2
Total restructuring and related charges		0.4			1.9

Acquisition-related contingencies		0.2			-
Foreign exchange and other		(0.8	)		(0.2	)
Total restructuring and other items	$	(0.2	)	$	1.7

Rollforward of restructuring obligations

The following table presents activity related to our restructuring obligations:

($ in millions)	Severance and benefits			Other Costs			Total
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	6.2		$	0.6		$	6.8
Charges		-			0.4			0.4
Cash payments		(0.9	)		(0.4	)		(1.3	)
Non-cash adjustment		-			(0.2	)		(0.2	)
Balance, March 31, 2012	$	5.3		$	0.4		$	5.7

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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