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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2010
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| INCOME TAXES [Abstract] | |||
| Annual effective tax rate (in hundredths) | 20.00% | 20.00% | |
| Income tax benefit from continuing operations | $ 38.3 | ||
| Income tax expense | 6.9 | ||
| State and local taxes | 2.8 | ||
| Withholding taxes | 2.3 | ||
| Federal tax benefit (attributable to the carry back) | 11.8 | ||
| Reversal of valuation allowances | 39.5 | ||
| Unrecognized tax benefits | 11.2 | 10.9 | |
| Unrecognized tax benefits increased for tax reserve accruals | $ 0.3 | ||
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Major tax jurisdictions [Member]
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| Income Tax Examination [Line Items] | |||
| Tax years remain open to examination | 2001 through 2010 | ||
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The amount of current period income tax expense or benefit attributable to carryback of net operating losses.
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The amount of current period income tax expense or benefit attributable to the change in the period in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset.
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Represents income tax expense attributable to continuing operations on earnings in jurisdictions in which the taxpaying entity does not have a permanent establishment. The tax is withheld at the time business is conducted and is generally withheld at rates higher than the Company's annual effective income tax rate.
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A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of domestic current and deferred income tax expense or benefit attributable to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to pretax Income or Loss from continuing operations; income tax expense or benefit may include interest and penalties on tax uncertainties based on the entity's accounting policy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Identification, by major jurisdiction, of tax years that remain open to examination under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of state and local current and deferred income tax expense or benefit attributable to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net amount of all increases and decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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