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Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Severance, restructuring costs, and special termination benefits	$ 0.6	$ 0.3	$ 2.6	$ 5.6
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Textual) [Abstract]
Environmental Reserve	0	0	0	0.1
Brazil [Member]
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Severance Costs	0.50	0.30	1.90	2.10
North America [Member]
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Severance Costs			0.30	0.10
France [Member]
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Severance Costs	0.10		0.10	0.20
India [Member]
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Severance Costs				0.10
Corporate [Member]
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Severance Costs			0.30	3.10
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Severance Costs				1.35
Europe [Member]
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Severance, restructuring costs, and special termination benefits			0.1
Period to pay for workforce reduction actions			12 months
Tecumseh Michigan Facility [Member]
Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Textual) [Abstract]
Environmental Reserve				$ 0.1