Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following table provides a summary of amounts included in discontinued operations, which primarily relate to the hand torch and solder business (in millions):



	2011			2010		2009
Net sales	$	58.8		$	101.0	$	94.2
Income (loss) from operations, net of income tax expense (benefit) of $2.6, $2.0 and $(0.1) for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively	$	5.8		$	4.6	$	(0.3	)
Loss on disposal, including income tax expense of $1.3	(15.2		)	—		—
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(9.4	)	$	4.6	$	(0.3	)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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