RESTRUCTURING CHARGE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2014:

		Employee severance and job related benefits			Lease and other contract termination costs			Employee relocation costs			Facility exit costs			Write-off of equipment and facility			Total
		($ in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2013		$	13.5		$	0.4		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	13.9
	Restructuring charges (credits):
	First quarter	0.6			—			0.1			1.6			—			2.3
	Second quarter	(0.7		)	—			0.3			0.6			—			0.2
	Third quarter	0.2			(0.4		)	0.2			1.6			—			1.6
	Amounts utilized	(2.8		)	—			(0.6		)	(3.8		)	—			(7.2		)
Balance at September 30, 2013		$	10.8		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	10.8
Balance at January 1, 2014		$	10.2		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	10.2
	Restructuring charges:
	First quarter	0.2			—			0.1			0.7			—			1.0
	Second quarter	1.2			—			—			0.8			0.3			2.3
	Third quarter	0.5			—			0.3			0.4			—			1.2
	Amounts utilized	(1.9		)	—			(0.4		)	(1.9		)	(0.3		)	(4.5		)
Balance at September 30, 2014		$	10.2		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	10.2

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the cumulative restructuring charges of these 2010 restructuring actions by major component through September 30, 2014:

	Chlor Alkali Products		Winchester		Total
	($ in millions)
Write-off of equipment and facility	$	17.8	$	—	$	17.8
Employee severance and job related benefits	5.6		13.2		18.8
Facility exit costs	14.8		1.7		16.5
Pension and other postretirement benefits curtailment	—		4.1		4.1
Employee relocation costs	0.9		4.6		5.5
Lease and other contract termination costs	0.7		—		0.7
Total cumulative restructuring charges	$	39.8	$	23.6	$	63.4