Collective bargaining unit employees as percentage of total workforce.

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Employers contribution percentage in excess of total contribution.

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Expected Increase In Employer Contributions To Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plan Under Rehabilitation Plan

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Income Deferral Plan Deferment Of Employees Base Salary Percentage

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Pension Plan Funded Percentage Critical Status Threshold

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For defined benefit pension plans, the actuarial present value of benefits (whether vested or nonvested) attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered before a specified date and based on employee service and compensation (if applicable) before that date. The accumulated benefit obligation differs from the projected benefit obligation in that it includes no assumption about future compensation levels. For plans with flat-benefit or nonpay-related pension benefit formulas, the accumulated benefit obligation and the projected benefit obligation are the same.

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-Glossary Accumulated Benefit Obligation

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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Amount of contributions made to multiemployer plans for each period for which a statement of income is presented. An employer may disclose total contributions to multiemployer plans without disaggregating the amounts attributable to pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

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Employee Benefits (Narratives) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Jul. 19, 2010 Expiration Of Collective Bargaining Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Incremental Increase Effective January 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Base Salary [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Deferred Bonus [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accrued benefit obligation	$ 49.4	$ 47.6
Income deferral plan deferment of employees base salary percentage							50.00%	100.00%
Total employer contributions	55.0	50.7	50.9
Contribution recognized as expenses	$ 4.2	$ 3.6	$ 3.3
Total workforce percentage	7.00%	9.00%
Employer's contribution percentage in excess of total contribution		5.00%	5.00%
Pension plan funded percentage critical status threshold				65.00%
Expected increase in employer contributions					10.00%	5.00%