Business Acquisition, Total Value of Transaction, Inclusive of Debt Assumed and Repaid

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Number of Tuck In Acquisitions Completed

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- Definition

Purchase Accounting Adjustment Related To Acquisition

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Month, day and year when the business acquisition agreement was executed.

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- Definition

This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141R

-Paragraph 59

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 25

-Paragraph 23

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6909708&loc=d3e1043-128460

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Acquisitions (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010 SG&A [Member] Mapa Spontex [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Cost Of Sales [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Mapa Spontex [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Mapa Spontex [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Aero [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Quickie [Member]
Purchase price of acquired company				$ 275	€ 200
Total value of acquisition transaction				415	305
Number of tuck-in acquisitions completed	3
Date of acquisition				April 1, 2010	April 1, 2010	October 1, 2010	December 17, 2010
Purchase accounting adjustment related to acquisition			25.3
Transaction costs, primarily related to acquisitions		$ 20.6