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Guarantees
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Guarantees [Abstract]  
Guarantees

NOTE 21. GUARANTEES

In disposing of assets, we have entered into contracts that included various indemnity provisions, covering such matters as taxes, environmental liabilities and asbestos and other litigation. Some of these contracts have exposure limits, but many do not. Due to the nature of the indemnities, it is not possible to estimate the potential maximum exposure under these contracts. For contracts under which an indemnity claim has been received, a liability of $4.3 million has been recorded as of December 31, 2011, which is included in environmental liabilities as disclosed in Note 30 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.