RESTRUCTURING CHARGE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the activity by major component of these 2010 restructuring actions and the remaining balances of accrued restructuring costs as of June 30, 2012:



		Employee severance and job related benefits			Pension and other postretirement benefits curtailment			Lease and other contract termination costs			Employee relocation costs			Facility exit costs			Total
		($ in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2011		$	6.0		$	—		$	1.0		$	—		$	—		$	7.0
	Restructuring charges:
	First quarter	0.1			—			—			—			—			0.1
	Second quarter	0.9			1.1			—			0.3			0.1			2.4
	Amounts utilized	(0.1		)	(1.1		)	(0.2		)	(0.3		)	(0.1		)	(1.8		)
Balance at June 30, 2011		$	6.9		$	—		$	0.8		$	—		$	—		$	7.7
Balance at January 1, 2012		$	11.3		$	—		$	0.8		$	—		$	—		$	12.1
	Restructuring charges:
	First quarter	0.9			—			—			0.8			0.2			1.9
	Second quarter	1.0			—			—			0.7			0.1			1.8
	Amounts utilized	(1.3		)	—			—			(1.5		)	(0.3		)	(3.1		)
Balance at June 30, 2012		$	11.9		$	—		$	0.8		$	—		$	—		$	12.7

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the cumulative restructuring charges of these 2010 restructuring actions by major component through June 30, 2012:



	Chlor Alkali Products		Winchester		Total
	($ in millions)
Write-off of equipment and facility	$	17.5	$	—	$	17.5
Employee severance and job related benefits	5.4		8.9		14.3
Facility exit costs	7.3		0.7		8.0
Pension and other postretirement benefits curtailment	—		4.1		4.1
Employee relocation costs	0.1		3.6		3.7
Lease and other contract termination costs	1.0		—		1.0
Total cumulative restructuring charges	$	31.3	$	17.3	$	48.6

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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