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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of income tax provision
 
Years ended December 31,
Components of Income Before Taxes
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
($ in millions)
Domestic
$
189.9

 
$
360.3

 
$
74.4

Foreign
35.3

 
19.1

 
2.5

Income before taxes
$
225.2

 
$
379.4

 
$
76.9

Components of Income Tax Provision
 
 
 
 
 
Current expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
15.6

 
$
39.5

 
$
6.7

State
4.7

 
6.1

 
6.4

Foreign
10.3

 
5.5

 
(2.7
)
 
30.6

 
51.1

 
10.4

Deferred
45.0

 
86.6

 
1.7

Income tax provision
$
75.6

 
$
137.7

 
$
12.1

Effective tax rate reconciliation
The following table accounts for the difference between the actual tax provision and the amounts obtained by applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% to the income before taxes.

 
Years ended December 31,
Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation (Percent)
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Statutory federal tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Foreign rate differential
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.6
)
Domestic manufacturing/export tax incentive
(1.0
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(0.9
)
Dividends paid to CEOP
(0.4
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(1.5
)
State income taxes, net
1.3

 
1.1

 
1.6

Change in tax contingencies
0.5

 
(1.1
)
 
(11.9
)
Change in valuation allowance
0.1

 
0.1

 
(5.6
)
Return to provision

 
0.5

 
(0.8
)
Remeasurement of deferred taxes
0.7

 
(1.3
)
 

Incremental tax effect of SunBelt remeasurement

 
3.3

 

Section 45O tax credit
(3.0
)
 

 

Australia dividend residual tax expense
0.3

 

 

Other, net
0.2

 
0.1

 
0.4

Effective tax rate
33.6
 %
 
36.3
 %
 
15.7
 %
Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities
 
December 31,
 
 
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
($ in millions)
 
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Pension and postretirement benefits
$
93.3

 
$
48.4

 
 
Environmental reserves
60.5

 
66.5

 
 
Asset retirement obligations
28.6

 
28.5

 
 
Accrued liabilities
43.1

 
42.4

 
 
Tax credits
10.8

 
10.2

 
 
Federal and state net operating losses
6.7

 
5.7

 
 
Capital loss carryforward
15.5

 
15.0

 
 
Other miscellaneous items
5.3

 
13.7

 
 
Total deferred tax assets
263.8

 
230.4

 
 
Valuation allowance
(21.1
)
 
(24.1
)
 
 
Net deferred tax assets
242.7

 
206.3

 
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
178.9

 
147.8

 
 
Intangible amortization
8.8

 
10.5

 
 
Inventory and prepaids

 
4.3

 
 
Partnerships
95.0

 
92.4

 
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
282.7

 
255.0

 
 
Net deferred tax liability
$
(40.0
)
 
$
(48.7
)
 
 
Rollforward of tax benefits for the foreign tax credit carry-forwards and associated valuation allowance
 
Foreign
Tax Benefit
 
Valuation Allowance
 
($ in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2011
$
2.1

 
$

Decreases for prior year utilization
(1.8
)
 

Increases for current year generation
3.0

 

Decreases for current year utilization
(3.3
)
 

Balance at December 31, 2011

 

Increases for current year generation
8.6

 

Decreases for current year utilization
(8.6
)
 

Balance at December 31, 2012
$

 
$

Unrecognized tax benefits
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
($ in millions)
Beginning balance
$
37.9

 
$
41.5

Increase for prior year tax positions
3.1

 
0.1

Decrease for prior year tax positions
(0.4
)
 

Increase for current year tax positions
0.1

 

Decrease due to tax settlements
(0.3
)
 
(0.1
)
Reductions due to statute of limitations
(0.3
)
 
(3.6
)
Ending balance
$
40.1

 
$
37.9

Tax years subject to examination
For our primary tax jurisdictions, the tax years that remain subject to examination are as follows:

 
Tax Years
U.S. federal income tax
2007-2011
U.S. state income tax
2004-2011
Canadian federal income tax
2007-2011
Canadian provincial income tax
2007-2011