Business Segments Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Assets, capital expenditures and depreciation and amortization from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, were as follows:

Business Segment Information

(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Assets:
Compressor products	$	392.3	$	452.1	$	662.6
Corporate and consolidating items	133.5		111.1		98.7
Assets held for sale	2.1		0.5		0.5
Total assets	$	527.9	$	563.7	$	761.8
Capital expenditures:
Compressor products	$	11.9	$	11.5	$	6.8
Corporate and consolidating items	1.9		6.2		2.4
Total capital expenditures	$	13.8	$	17.7	$	9.2
Depreciation and amortization:
Compressor products	$	29.0	$	32.6	$	33.4
Corporate and consolidating items	7.4		7.9		7.0
Total depreciation and amortization	$	36.4	$	40.5	$	40.4

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

Geographic Information

	For years ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Customer sales by destination:
North America
United States	$	168.0	$	170.6	$	171.8
Other North America	18.3		19.0		25.4
Total North America	186.3		189.6		197.2
South America
Brazil	193.4		224.6		216.3
Other South America	65.9		53.1		80.9
Total South America	259.3		277.7		297.2
Europe	203.2		210.8		209.9
Asia
China	26.2		24.7		28.9
India	66.3		48.1		82.1
Other Asia	27.2		24.9		26.9
Total Asia	119.7		97.7		137.9
Middle East and Africa	86.2		88.6		91.6
Total sales	$	854.7	$	864.4	$	933.8

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

	For years ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Property, plant and equipment, net:
North America	$	30.2	$	35.3	$	39.0
Brazil	85.4		110.7		144.2
India	24.8		30.0		39.9
Europe	16.6		13.4		11.8
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	157.0	$	189.4	$	234.9