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Divestitures Divestitures (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Divestitures [Abstract] |
Assets and liabilities held for sale | The following table presents information related to the carrying value of the major classes of assets and liabilities that were reclassified as held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheets:
(In millions) | As of March 31, 2019
Assets: |
Inventory | $ | 27.0 |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 629.7 |
Operating lease assets | 2.5 |
Goodwill | 69.5 |
Other assets | 68.8 |
Valuation allowance on disposal group on assets held for sale | (115.5 | )
Assets held for sale | $ | 682.0 |
Liabilities: |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | 49.0 |
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 1.7 |
Deferred tax liability | 46.5 |
Liabilities held for sale | $ | 97.2 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of long lived assets held for sale. Disclosure may include the description of the facts and circumstances leading to the expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the carrying value of the assets held for sale, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109226691&loc=d3e2941-110230 + Details
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