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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment were as follows:
($ in millions) | Packaging Systems | Delivery Systems | Total
Balance, December 31, 2011 | $ | 35.9 |  | $ | 75.6 |  | $ | 111.5 |
Foreign currency translation | 0.8 |  | 0.2 |  | 1.0 |
Balance, December 31, 2012 | 36.7 |  | 75.8 |  | 112.5 |
Foreign currency translation | 1.3 |  | 0.4 |  | 1.7 |
Balance, December 31, 2013 | $ | 38.0 |  | $ | 76.2 |  | $ | 114.2 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class | Intangible assets and accumulated amortization as of December 31 were as follows:
| 2013 | 2012
($ in millions) | Cost | Accumulated Amortization | Net | Cost | Accumulated Amortization | Net
Patents and licensing | $ | 20.7 |  | $ | (9.4 | ) | $ | 11.3 |  | $ | 19.2 |  | $ | (7.8 | ) | $ | 11.4 |
In-process R&D/technology | 3.5 |  | (0.1 | ) | 3.4 |  | 3.5 |  | (0.1 | ) | 3.4 |
Trademarks | 12.1 |  | (1.1 | ) | 11.0 |  | 12.1 |  | (1.0 | ) | 11.1 |
Customer relationships | 29.7 |  | (14.6 | ) | 15.1 |  | 29.7 |  | (12.9 | ) | 16.8 |
Customer contracts | 11.7 |  | (4.2 | ) | 7.5 |  | 11.6 |  | (3.7 | ) | 7.9 |
| $ | 77.7 |  | $ | (29.4 | ) | $ | 48.3 |  | $ | 76.1 |  | $ | (25.5 | ) | $ | 50.6 |

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