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Other Expense, Net - Components of Other Expense, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset disposals and write-offs |  | $ (31.7) | $ (44.5) | $ (38.9)
Facilities closure and other income (costs) | [1] | (7.9) | 0.1 | 6.5
Acquisition and integration related costs | [2] | 0.0 | 0.0 | (0.6)
Other |  | (1.5) | (10.0) | (12.9)
Total |  | (42.9) | (61.3) | (54.8)
Jackson, Alabama Mill |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Conversion-related activities | [3] | $ (1.8) | $ (6.9) | $ (8.9)
[1] | For 2023, includes charges consisting of closure costs related to corrugated products facilities and design centers, partially offset by a gain on sale of a corrugated products facility. For 2022, includes income primarily related to insurance proceeds received for a natural disaster at one of the corrugated products facilities and a gain on sale of assets related to a corrugated products facility, partially offset by closure costs related to corrugated products facilities. For 2021, includes income primarily consisting of an adjustment of the required asset retirement obligation related to the 2020 closure of the San Lorenzo, California facility, a gain on sale of transportation assets and corrugated products facilities, and insurance proceeds received for a natural disaster at one of the corrugated products facilities, partially offset by closure costs related to corrugated products facilities.
[2] | Includes charges related to the December 2021 Advance Packaging Corporation acquisition.
[3] | Includes charges related to the announced discontinuation of production of uncoated freesheet paper grades on the No. 3 machine at the Jackson, Alabama mill in the first quarter of 2021 associated with the permanent conversion of the machine to produce linerboard and other paper-to-containerboard conversion related activities.

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