Segment and Related Information

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2011

Segment and Related Information [Abstract]

Segment and Related Information

Note 15.  Segment and Related Information

     Segment information for the three and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2011 and October 3, 2010 were as follows:

(millions of dollars)	Net Sales
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		Oct. 2, 2011		Oct. 3, 2010		Oct. 2, 2011		Oct. 3, 2010
Specialty Minerals	$	171.1	$	166.1	$	516.1	$	506.4
Refractories		91.1		83.7		277.0		252.6
Total	$	262.2	$	249.8	$	793.1	$	759.0

(millions of dollars)	Income from Operations
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		Oct. 2, 2011		Oct. 3, 2010		Oct. 2, 2011		Oct. 3, 2010
Specialty Minerals	$	19.3	$	19.7	$	57.2	$	57.4
Refractories		7.5		6.3		22.2		21.4
Total	$	26.8	$	26.0	$	79.4	$	78.8

     Included in income from operations for the Specialty Minerals segment for the nine month period ended October 2, 2011 were restructuring costs of $0.4 million.

     Included in income from operations for the Refractories segment for the three month and nine month period ended October 2, 2011 were restructuring costs of $0.2 million and $0.0 million, respectively.

     Included in income from operations for the Specialty Minerals segment for the nine month period ended October 3, 2010 were restructuring costs of $0.5 million.

     Included in income from operations for the Refractories segment for the nine month period ended October 3, 2010 were restructuring costs of $0.4 million.

         The carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment as of October 2, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was as follows:

(millions of dollars)	Goodwill
	Three Months Ended
		October 2, 2011		December 31, 2010
Specialty Minerals	$	13.9	$	13.8
Refractories		51.5		53.3
Total	$	65.4	$	67.1

     A reconciliation of the totals reported for the operating segments to the applicable line items in the condensed consolidated financial statements is as follows:

(millions of dollars)		Income from continuing operations before provision for taxes:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			Oct. 2, 2011			Oct. 3, 2010			Oct. 2, 2011			Oct. 3, 2010
Income from operations for reportable segments		$	26.8		$	26.0		$	79.4		$	78.8
Unallocated corporate expenses			(1.4	)		(1.0	)		(4.2	)		(3.3	)
Consolidated income from operations			25.4			25.0			75.2			75.5
Non-operating income (deductions) from operations			(1.7	)		(0.2	)		(3.3	)		0.3
Income from continuing operations,
	before provision for taxes on income	$	23.7		$	24.8		$	71.9		$	75.8

The Company's sales by product category are as follows:

(millions of dollars)		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			Oct. 2, 2011		Oct. 3, 2010		Oct. 2, 2011		Oct. 3, 2010
Paper PCC		$	126.5	$	121.7	$	379.3	$	375.6
Specialty PCC			16.0		15.4		48.2		44.1
Talc			11.3		12.5		35.4		34.1
Ground Calcium Carbonate			17.3		16.8		53.2		52.0
Refractory Products			71.1		65.4		216.1		196.2
Metallurgical Products			20.0		18.3		60.9		56.4
	Net sales	$	262.2	$	249.8	$	793.1	$	759.0