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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Components of Inventories | The components of inventories were as follows (dollars in millions):
| December 31
| 2016 |  | 2015
Raw materials | $ | 271.9 |  |  | $ | 260.6 |
Work in process | 12.9 |  |  | 14.2 |
Finished goods | 206.5 |  |  | 189.7 |
Supplies and materials | 232.3 |  |  | 212.3 |
Inventories | $ | 723.6 |  |  | $ | 676.8 |
Property, Plant and Equipment (at cost) | Property, plant, and equipment consisted of the following (dollars in millions):
| December 31
| 2016 |  | 2015
Land and land improvements | $ | 149.7 |  |  | $ | 146.4 |
Buildings | 717.1 |  |  | 640.9 |
Machinery and equipment | 4,951.4 |  |  | 4,747.1 |
Construction in progress | 125.4 |  |  | 119.1 |
Other | 66.7 |  |  | 61.3 |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost | 6,010.3 |  |  | 5,714.8 |
Less accumulated depreciation | (3,114.6 | ) |  | (2,882.7 | )
Property, plant, and equipment, net | $ | 2,895.7 |  |  | $ | 2,832.1 |
Property, Plant and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives | Depreciation is computed on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Assets under capital leases are depreciated on the straight-line method over the term of the lease or the useful life, if shorter. The following lives are used for the various categories of assets:
Buildings and land improvements | 5 to 40 years
Machinery and equipment | 3 to 25 years
Trucks and automobiles | 3 to 10 years
Furniture and fixtures | 3 to 20 years
Computers and hardware | 3 to 10 years
Leasehold improvements | Period of the lease or useful life, if shorter

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