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General Accounting Matters (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
General Accounting Matters [Abstract]  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The following table presents the activity of our allowance for doubtful accounts for the periods presented:

   
For the Six Months
 
   
Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
Balance at beginning of period
 $18.4  $16.8 
Charged to costs and expenses
  0.6   0.7 
Deductions (1)
  (5.2)  -- 
Balance at end of period
 $13.8  $17.5 
          
(1)   Primarily due to our reassessment of the allowance for doubtful accounts as a result of improved credit ratings of a significant customer, which reduced our exposure to potential uncollectibility.