Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant & Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following as of December 31, (in millions):



	2011			2010
Land	$	28.5		$	32.4
Buildings and improvements	381.0			370.0
Machinery and equipment	1,743.4			1,709.8
	2,152.9			2,112.2
Accumulated depreciation	(1,601.5		)	(1,582.9		)
	$	551.4		$	529.3

Depreciation expense was $110.6 million, $118.0 million and $122.1 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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