Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of the Activity in the LIFO Reserve

The following table presents the activity in our LIFO reserve for each of the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

	2015			2014
Balance, beginning of year	$	73.0		$	73.3
LIFO (benefit) expense	(46.4		)	.9
Allocated to divested businesses	(4.0		)	(1.2		)
Balance, end of year	$	22.6		$	73.0

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment

The table below presents the depreciation periods of the estimated useful lives of our property, plant and equipment. Accelerated methods are used for tax purposes.

	Useful Life Range	Weighted Average  Life
Machinery and equipment	3-20 years	10 years
Buildings	10-40 years	28 years
Other items	3-15 years	8 years

Summary Of Other Intangible Assets

	Useful Life Range	Weighted Average  Life
Other intangible assets	1-40 years	15 years