Restructuring Activities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Restructuring Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Activities

9. Restructuring Activities

International Facility Closing Costs

During 2010, the Company decided to cease operations at two plants operated by one of its international subsidiaries. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company incurred and recognized $0.9 million in exit and disposal costs. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had incurred and paid a cumulative total of $1.4 million relating to exit and disposal costs. These charges were included in cost of sales in the Specialty Products segment. All other costs associated with the international plant shut down activity will be recorded in the period in which the liability is incurred (generally, when goods or services associated with the activity are received).

North Brunswick, New Jersey Closing Costs

In the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company completed construction and started operations in its integrated laundry detergent manufacturing plant and distribution center in York, Pennsylvania. In conjunction with the opening of the new facility, the Company closed its existing laundry detergent manufacturing plant and distribution facility in North Brunswick, New Jersey.

The following table summarizes the liabilities and cash costs paid or settled in connection with the closing of the North Brunswick facility, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, which have been included in for the results of the Consumer Domestic segments:

(In millions)	Severance Liability			Contract Termination Costs			Other Exit and Disposal Costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	2.7		$	5.7		$	0.9		$	9.3
Costs incurred and charged to expenses		0.0			2.9			0.0			2.9
Adjustments related to the North Brunswick Lease		0.0			2.1			0.7			2.8
Costs paid or settled		(2.7	)		(6.0	)		(1.2	)		(9.9	)
Liability Balance at December 31, 2010	$	0.0		$	4.7		$	0.4		$	5.1
Costs incurred and charged to expenses		0.0			0.2			0.0			0.2
Adjustments related to the North Brunswick Lease		0.0			1.3			0.7			2.0
Costs paid or settled		0.0			(1.7	)		(0.2	)		(1.9	)
Liability Balance at December 31, 2011	$	0.0		$	4.5		$	0.9		$	5.4
Cumulative restructuring costs incurred to date	$	3.0		$	13.0		$	3.2		$	19.2

The Company does not anticipate any additional material expenditures in connection with the closing of the North Brunswick facility.

Green River, Wyoming

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company announced its decision to relocate a portion of its Green River, Wyoming operations to a newly leased site in Victorville, California in the first half of 2012. Specifically, the Company will be relocating its cat litter manufacturing operations and distribution center to this southern California site to be closer to transportation hubs and its West Coast customers. The site will also produce liquid laundry detergent products and is expandable to meet future business needs. The Company's sodium bicarbonate operations and other consumer product manufacturing will remain at the Green River facility.

The Company invested approximately $11 million in 2011 and in total expects to invest approximately $35 million in capital expenditures and incur approximately $7 million in transition expenses in connection with the opening of the Victorville site and costs associated with the changes anticipated at the Green River facility through 2012. The transition expenses include anticipated severance costs and accelerated depreciation of equipment at the Company's Green River facility and one-time project expenses. The Company has recorded approximately $2.3 million of accelerated depreciation expense and $1.2 million of transition costs in cost of sales for the year ended 2011. These expenditures are being recorded in the Consumer Domestic segment.