Nature Of Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Nature Of Operations [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information

	Building Products	Resilient Flooring	Wood Flooring	Unallocated Corporate	Total
For the year ended 2014
Net sales to external customers	$ 1,294.3	$ 712.9	$ 508.1	-	$ 2,515.3
Equity (earnings) from joint venture	(65.1)	-	-	-	(65.1)
Segment operating income (loss)	264.7	61.6	(14.9)	($72.3)	239.1
Segment assets	1,079.7	492.7	329.8	704.0	2,606.2
Depreciation and amortization (1)	66.0	29.6	16.5	11.3	123.4
Asset impairment(1)	0.4	-	15.4	-	15.8
Investment in joint venture	129.0	-	-	-	129.0
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (1)	128.1	51.6	26.0	11.4	217.1

	Building Products	Resilient Flooring	Wood Flooring	Unallocated Corporate	Total
For the year ended 2013
Net sales to external customers	$ 1,264.6	$ 728.8	$ 534.0	-	$ 2,527.4
Equity (earnings) from joint venture	(59.4)	-	-	-	(59.4)
Segment operating income (loss)	263.1	69.8	6.0	($73.3)	265.6
Segment assets (2)	1,071.9	462.9	335.2	852.0	2,722.0
Depreciation and amortization (1)	56.3	25.8	11.4	9.0	102.5
Investment in joint venture	132.0	-	-	-	132.0
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (1)	134.5	50.7	8.0	15.8	209.0

	Building Products	Resilient Flooring	Wood Flooring	Unallocated Corporate	Total
For the year ended 2012
Net sales to external customers	$ 1,218.9	$ 749.2	$ 460.6	-	$ 2,428.7
Equity (earnings) from joint venture	(55.9)	-	-	-	(55.9)
Segment operating income (loss)	230.4	70.3	37.3	($53.1)	284.9
Segment assets (2)	975.1	445.6	326.4	925.6	2,672.7
Depreciation and amortization (1)	62.2	22.7	11.1	9.0	105.0
Asset impairment (1)	4.6	-	0.6	-	5.2
Investment in joint venture	133.5	-	-	-	133.5
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (1)	98.5	65.1	14.4	9.2	187.2

(1) – Totals for 2014, 2013 and 2012 will differ from the totals on our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow by the amounts that have been classified as discontinued operations.

(2) – Totals for 2013 and 2012 will differ from the totals on our Consolidated Balance Sheet by the amounts that have been classified as deconsolidated operations.

Reconciliation Of Total Consolidated Operating Income To Earnings Before Income Taxes

	2014	2013	2012
Segment operating income	$ 239.1	$ 265.6	$ 284.9
Interest expense	46.0	68.7	53.6
Other non-operating expense	10.5	2.0	0.2
Other non-operating income	(2.6)	(3.8)	(3.5)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$ 185.2	$ 198.7	$ 234.6

Schedule Of Sales Allocated To Geographic Area

	2014	2013	2012
Geographic Areas
Net trade sales
Americas:
United States	$ 1,728.3	$ 1,743.8	$ 1,646.5
Canada	164.9	176.6	187.9
Other	33.5	33.9	36.2
Total Americas	1,926.7	1,954.3	1,870.6
Europe, Middle East & Africa:
United Kingdom	80.1	82.3	79.0
Russia	64.9	68.0	60.0
France	55.9	55.6	56.2
Saudi Arabia	20.8	18.1	8.3
Other	125.0	127.3	116.5
Total Europe, Middle East & Africa	346.7	351.3	320.0
Pacific Rim:
China	92.4	81.3	74.5
Australia	64.2	66.2	80.4
India	50.5	40.3	38.7
Other	34.8	34.0	44.5
Total Pacific Rim	241.9	221.8	238.1
Total net trade sales	$ 2,515.3	$ 2,527.4	$ 2,428.7

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment Allocated To Geographic Area

	2014	2013
Property, plant and equipment, net at December 31,
Americas:
United States	$ 715.8	$ 668.6
Other	5.4	9.5
Total Americas	721.2	678.1
Europe, Middle East & Africa:
Russia	62.7	49.2
Germany	29.9	33.7
France	18.8	20.9
England	19.1	18.0
Other	16.2	9.5
Total Europe, Middle East & Africa	146.7	131.3
Pacific Rim:
China	179.1	185.6
Other	15.4	19.8
Total Pacific Rim	194.5	205.4
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$ 1,062.4	$ 1,014.8