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ENVIRONMENTAL AND MINE CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS (Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Asset Retirement Obligation [Roll Forward]
Asset retirement obligation at beginning of period	$ 194.9	$ 162.1
Accretion expense	17.6	15.7
Exchange rate changes	0.3	0.1
Revision in estimated cash flows	18.2	3.7
Payments	0.1	(0.7)
Acquired through business combinations		14.0
Asset retirement obligation at end of period	$ 231.1	$ 194.9

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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