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SPECIAL (GAINS) AND CHARGES (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Restructuring Activities |
Special (gains) and charges | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | First Quarter Ended
​ | ​ | March 31
(millions) |  | 2025 | ​ | 2024
Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
One Ecolab | ​ | ​ | $4.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ -
Other restructuring | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1.6
Cost of sales subtotal | ​ | ​ | 4.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1.6
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Special (gains) and charges | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
One Ecolab | ​ | ​ | 39.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | -
Other restructuring | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 18.1
Sale of global surgical solutions business | ​ | ​ | 1.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 6.0
Acquisition and integration activities | ​ | ​ | 1.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2.5
Other | ​ | ​ | (13.0) | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1.6
Special (gains) and charges subtotal | ​ | ​ | 29.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 28.2
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Total special (gains) and charges | ​ | ​ | $34.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $29.8
One Ecolab Initiative Program |
Restructuring Activities |
Restructuring activity | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Employee | ​ | Asset | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Costs |  | Disposals |  | Other |  | Total
(millions) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2024 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense and accrual | ​ | ​ | $46.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $30.2 | ​ | ​ |  | $76.5 | ​
Net cash payments | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (26.9) | ​ | ​ |  | (26.9) | ​
Non-cash net charges | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | - | ​
Reclassification | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 5.3 | ​ | ​ |  | 5.3 | ​
Restructuring liability, December 31, 2024 | ​ |  | 46.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 8.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 54.9 | ​
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2025 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense (income) and accrual |  |  | $33.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $6.3 | ​ | ​ |  | $39.4 | ​
Net cash payments |  |  | (4.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (5.1) | ​ | ​ |  | (9.6) | ​
Non-cash net charges |  |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | - | ​
Reclassification |  |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | - | ​
Restructuring liability, March 31, 2025 | ​ | ​ | $74.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $9.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $84.7 | ​
Combined Program |
Restructuring Activities |
Restructuring activity | ​
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​ |  | ​ |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | ​ | Employee | ​ | Asset | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
(millions) |  | Costs |  | Disposals |  | Other |  | Total
2022-2024 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense and accrual | ​ | ​ | $118.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $15.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $36.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $170.1 | ​
Net cash payments | ​ |  | (124.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (31.5) | ​ | ​ |  | (156.0) | ​
Non-cash charges | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (15.3) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (15.3) | ​
Reclassification | ​ | ​ | 19.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (5.3) | ​ | ​ | ​ | 14.0 | ​
Net restructuring liability, December 31, 2024 | ​ | ​ | 12.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 12.8 | ​

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