RESTRUCTURING CHARGE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of major components of the restructuring actions

The following table summarizes the 2012 and 2011 activity by major component of these 2010 restructuring actions and the remaining balances of accrued restructuring costs as of December 31, 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 January 1, 2011	$	6.0		$	—		$	1.0		$	—		$	—		$	7.0
2011 restructuring charges	6.4			1.1			—			2.2			1.0			10.7
Amounts utilized	(1.1		)	(1.1		)	(0.2		)	(2.2		)	(1.0		)	(5.6		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	11.3			—			0.8			—			—			12.1
2012 restructuring charges	4.1			—			0.1			2.2			2.1			8.5
Amounts utilized	(1.9		)	—			(0.5		)	(2.2		)	(2.1		)	(6.7		)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	13.5		$	—		$	0.4		$	—		$	—		$	13.9

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 December 31, 2012:



	Chlor Alkali Products		Winchester		Total
	($ in millions)
Write-off of equipment and facility	$	17.5	$	—	$	17.5
Employee severance and job related benefits	5.6		10.9		16.5
Facility exit costs	8.8		1.0		9.8
Pension and other postretirement benefits curtailment	—		4.1		4.1
Employee relocation costs	0.1		4.3		4.4
Lease and other contract termination costs	1.1		—		1.1
Total cumulative restructuring charges	$	33.1	$	20.3	$	53.4

As of December 31, 2012, we have incurred cash expenditures of $11.2 million and non-cash charges of $28.3 million related to these restructuring actions. The remaining balance of $13.9 million is expected to be paid out in 2013 through 2016.

- 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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