SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Years ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Sales:	($ in millions)
Chlor Alkali Products	$	1,389.1		$	1,036.6		$	963.8
Winchester		572.0			549.3			567.7
Total sales	$	1,961.1		$	1,585.9		$	1,531.5
Income before taxes:
Chlor Alkali Products	$	245.0		$	117.2		$	125.4
Winchester		37.9			63.0			68.6
Corporate/Other		(47.5	)		(48.7	)		17.2
Restructuring charges		(10.7	)		(34.2	)		-
Other operating income		8.8			2.5			9.1
Interest expense		(30.4	)		(25.4	)		(11.6	)
Interest income		1.2			1.0			1.1
Other income		175.1			1.5			0.1
Income before taxes	$	379.4		$	76.9		$	209.9
Earnings of non-consolidated affiliates:
Chlor Alkali Products	$	9.6		$	29.9		$	37.7
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Chlor Alkali Products	$	85.6		$	74.8		$	59.8
Winchester		10.9			10.1			9.8
Corporate/Other		2.8			2.0			2.1
Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	99.3		$	86.9		$	71.7
Capital spending:
Chlor Alkali Products	$	134.2		$	67.6		$	123.8
Winchester		63.9			15.2			12.4
Corporate/Other		2.8			2.5			1.7
Total capital spending	$	200.9		$	85.3		$	137.9
	December 31,
	2011			2010
Assets:	($ in millions)
Chlor Alkali Products	$	1,652.3		$	1,130.8
Winchester		328.6			268.5
Corporate/Other		468.7			649.4
Total assets	$	2,449.6		$	2,048.7
Investments-affiliated companies (at equity):
Chlor Alkali Products	$	27.6		$	25.9

Segment geographic data

	Years ended December 31,
Geographic Data:	2011			2010			2009
Sales:	($ in millions)
United States	$	1,774.0		$	1,425.7		$	1,375.9
Foreign		187.1			160.2			155.6
Transfers between areas:
United States		50.0			39.4			29.6
Foreign		95.3			66.1			73.3
Eliminations		(145.3	)		(105.5	)		(102.9	)
Total sales	$	1,961.1		$	1,585.9		$	1,531.5
	December 31,
	2011			2010
Assets:	($ in millions)
United States	$	2,208.8		$	1,774.5
Foreign		240.8			274.2
Total assets	$	2,449.6		$	2,048.7