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RESTRUCTURING CHARGE (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
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 March 31, 2014:
 
 
Employee severance and job related benefits
 
Lease and other contract termination costs
 
Employee relocation costs
 
Facility exit costs
 
Total
 
 
($ in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2013
$
13.5

 
$
0.4

 
$

 
$

 
$
13.9

 
2013 restructuring charges
0.6

 

 
0.1

 
1.6

 
2.3

 
Amounts utilized
(0.8
)
 

 
(0.1
)
 
(1.6
)
 
(2.5
)
Balance at March 31, 2013
$
13.3

 
$
0.4

 
$

 
$

 
$
13.7

Balance at January 1, 2014
$
10.2

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
10.2

 
2014 restructuring charges
0.2

 

 
0.1

 
0.7

 
1.0

 
Amounts utilized
(0.6
)
 

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(1.4
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$
9.8

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
9.8

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the cumulative restructuring charges of these 2010 restructuring actions by major component through March 31, 2014:
 
Chlor Alkali Products
 
Winchester
 
Total
 
($ in millions)
Write-off of equipment and facility
$
17.5

 
$

 
$
17.5

Employee severance and job related benefits
4.7

 
12.4

 
17.1

Facility exit costs
13.8

 
1.5

 
15.3

Pension and other postretirement benefits curtailment

 
4.1

 
4.1

Employee relocation costs
0.7

 
4.5

 
5.2

Lease and other contract termination costs
0.7

 

 
0.7

Total cumulative restructuring charges
$
37.4

 
$
22.5

 
$
59.9