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SPECIAL (GAINS) AND CHARGES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Restructuring Activities |
Special (gains) and charges | ​
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(millions) | ​ | 2020 | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018
Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Restructuring activities | ​ |  | $7.4 | ​ | ​ |  | $20.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $5.4 | ​
Acquisition and integration activities | ​ | ​ | 3.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 7.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (0.6) | ​
COVID-19 activities, net | ​ | ​ | 12.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​
Other | ​ | ​ | 24.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 10.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​
Cost of sales subtotal | ​ |  | 48.2 | ​ | ​ |  | 38.5 | ​ |  |  | 4.8 | ​
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Special (gains) and charges | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Restructuring activities | ​ |  | 71.4 | ​ | ​ |  | 93.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 75.9 | ​
Acquisition and integration activities | ​ | ​ | 8.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 5.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 8.8 | ​
Disposal and impairment activities | ​ | ​ | 41.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​
COVID-19 activities, net | ​ | ​ | 23.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​
Other | ​ |  | 34.7 | ​ | ​ |  | 21.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 28.0 | ​
Special (gains) and charges subtotal | ​ |  | 179.6 | ​ | ​ |  | 120.2 | ​ |  |  | 112.7 | ​
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Operating income subtotal | ​ | ​ | 227.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 158.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 117.5 | ​
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Interest expense, net | ​ | ​ | 83.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 0.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 0.3 | ​
Other (income) expense | ​ | ​ | 0.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 9.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​
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Total special (gains) and charges | ​ | ​ | $312.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $168.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $117.8 | ​
Restructuring activity | ​
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(millions) |  | Costs |  | Disposals |  | Other |  | Total |
2018 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense | ​ | ​ | $80.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $4.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $84.4 | ​ | ​
Net cash payments | ​ |  | (22.2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (1.1) | ​ | ​ |  | (23.3) | ​ | ​
Non-cash charges | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | 0.0 | ​ | ​
Effect of foreign currency translation | ​ |  | (0.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | (0.5) | ​ | ​
Restructuring liability, December 31, 2018 | ​ | ​ | 57.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 60.6 | ​ | ​
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2019 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense | ​ | ​ | 102.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 0.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 10.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 113.0 | ​ | ​
Net cash payments | ​ |  | (65.3) | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (10.1) | ​ | ​ |  | (74.2) | ​ | ​
Non-cash charges | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (1.4) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (2.0) | ​ | ​ |  | (3.4) | ​ | ​
Effect of foreign currency translation | ​ |  | (0.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | (0.5) | ​ | ​
Restructuring liability, December 31, 2019 | ​ | ​ | 94.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 95.5 | ​ | ​
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2020 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense | ​ | ​ | 29.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 7.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 4.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 41.8 | ​ | ​
Net cash payments | ​ |  | (56.8) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (1.0) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (57.8) | ​ | ​
Non-cash charges | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (7.8) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (7.8) | ​ | ​
Effect of foreign currency translation | ​ |  | 0.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 0.1 | ​ | ​
Restructuring liability, December 31, 2020 | ​ | ​ | $66.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $5.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $71.8 | ​ | ​
Institutional Advancement Program |
Restructuring Activities |
Restructuring activity | ​
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(millions) |  | Costs |  | Disposals |  | Other |  | Total |
2020 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense (income) and accrual |  |  | $25.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $9.6 | ​ | ​ |  | $35.2 | ​ | ​
Net cash payments |  |  | (0.9) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (9.6) | ​ | ​ |  | (10.5) | ​ | ​
Non-cash net charges |  |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​
Effect of foreign currency translation |  |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​
Restructuring liability, December 31, 2020 | ​ | ​ | $24.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $24.7 | ​ | ​

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