Income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes [Table Text Block]

		Years Ended December 31,
(In millions)		2011	2010	2009
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
U.S.	$	(27.0)	(2.0)	37.0
Foreign		183.4	141.6	129.3
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	156.4	139.6	166.3

Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [TableText Block]

Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations
Current tax expense (benefit)
U.S. federal	$	3.0	4.3	(29.1)
State		(0.1)	0.2	(0.8)
Foreign		87.9	64.9	59.8
Current tax expense		90.8	69.4	29.9
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
U.S. federal		(21.3)	(7.8)	(72.3)
State		(1.0)	-	(8.1)
Foreign		(9.1)	5.5	(10.6)
Deferred tax benefit		(31.4)	(2.3)	(91.0)
Income tax expense (benefit) of continuing operations	$	59.4	67.1	(61.1)

Comprehensive provision (benefit) for income taxes allocation [Table Text Block]

		Years Ended December 31,
(In millions)		2011	2010	2009
Comprehensive provision (benefit) for income taxes allocable to
Continuing operations	$	59.4	67.1	(61.1)
Discontinued operations		0.7	(3.4)	2.3
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(74.4)	(16.1)	10.6
Equity		(1.1)	(0.7)	(0.1)
Comprehensive provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	(15.4)	46.9	(48.3)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

		Years Ended December 31,
(In percentages)		2011		2010		2009
U.S. federal tax rate		35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Increases (reductions) in taxes due to:
	Adjustments to valuation allowances	(0.8)		10.5		(68.2)
	Foreign income taxes	2.1		(7.4)		(3.5)
	Medicare subsidy for retirement plans	-		9.8		(0.9)
	Tax settlement	-		(5.0)		-
	French business tax (a)	2.8		2.8		-
	Nontaxable acquisition-related (gains) losses	(0.5)		2.1		(2.9)
	Taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign affiliates	0.2		1.1		(1.1)
	State income taxes, net	(0.7)		(0.4)		0.2
	Nondeductible repatriation charge	-		-		4.7
	Other	(0.1)		(0.5)		-
Actual income tax rate on continuing operations		38.0	%	48.0	%	(36.7)	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

			December 31,
(In millions)			2011	2010
Deferred tax assets
Retirement benefits other than pensions		$	112.7	82.0
Pension liabilities			138.3	91.2
Workers’ compensation and other claims			42.8	33.2
Property and equipment, net			0.2	0.4
Other assets and liabilities			106.8	99.7
Net operating loss carryforwards			44.9	38.6
Alternative minimum and other tax credits (a)			37.7	46.8
Subtotal			483.4	391.9
Valuation allowances			(43.9)	(45.9)
Total deferred tax assets			439.5	346.0
Deferred tax liabilities
Property and equipment, net			12.5	10.6
Other assets and miscellaneous			37.0	45.8
Deferred tax liabilities			49.5	56.4
Net deferred tax asset		$	390.0	289.6
Included in:
	Current assets	$	66.4	48.3
	Noncurrent assets		350.8	276.0
	Current liabilities, included in accrued liabilities		(4.2)	(4.1)
	Noncurrent liabilities		(23.0)	(30.6)
Net deferred tax asset		$	390.0	289.6

Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

				Years Ended December 31,
(In millions)				2011	2010	2009
Valuation allowances:
	Beginning of year		$	45.9	45.4	183.6
	Expiring tax credits			(0.3)	(0.6)	(0.7)
	Acquisitions and dispositions			0.3	(10.0)	0.3
	Changes in judgment about deferred tax assets (a)			(8.2)	(0.9)	(119.8)
	Other changes in deferred tax assets, charged to:
		Income from continuing operations		7.6	14.9	7.1
		Income from discontinued operations		-	(1.1)	1.7
		Other comprehensive income (loss) (b)		-	0.1	(28.3)
	Foreign currency exchange effects			(1.4)	(1.9)	1.5
	End of year		$	43.9	45.9	45.4

Net Operating Losses [Table Text Block]

(In millions)			Federal	State	Foreign	Total
Years of expiration
	2012-2016	$	-	0.5	3.7	4.2
	2017-2021		-	0.1	6.8	6.9
	2022 and thereafter		-	8.0	2.8	10.8
	Unlimited		-	-	23.0	23.0
		$	-	8.6	36.3	44.9

Uncertain Tax Positions [Table Text Block]

			Years Ended December 31,
(In millions)			2011	2010	2009
Uncertain tax positions:
	Beginning of year	$	19.4	19.0	19.3
	Increases related to prior-year tax positions		0.8	0.1	1.0
	Decreases related to prior-year tax positions		(1.6)	(1.3)	(1.0)
	Increases related to current-year tax positions		1.3	1.9	1.3
	Settlements		-	(7.0)	(0.4)
	Effect of the expiration of statutes of limitation		(1.2)	(1.6)	(1.2)
	Increases (decreases) related to business combinations and dispositions		(0.7)	8.3	-
	Foreign currency exchange effects		(0.8)	-	-
	End of year	$	17.2	19.4	19.0