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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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) | Proprietary Products | Contract-Manufactured Products | Total
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ | 78.9 |  | $ | 29.7 |  | $ | 108.6 |
Foreign currency translation | (3.8 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (4.0 | )
Balance, December 31, 2015 | 75.1 |  | 29.5 |  | 104.6 |
Foreign currency translation | (1.4 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (1.6 | )
Balance, December 31, 2016 | $ | 73.7 |  | $ | 29.3 |  | $ | 103.0 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class | Intangible assets and accumulated amortization as of December 31 were as follows:
| 2016 | 2015
($ in millions) | Cost | Accumulated Amortization | Net | Cost | Accumulated Amortization | Net
Patents and licensing | $ | 17.8 |  | $ | (13.4 | ) | $ | 4.4 |  | $ | 19.7 |  | $ | (12.8 | ) | $ | 6.9 |
Technology | 3.3 |  | (0.7 | ) | 2.6 |  | 3.4 |  | (0.6 | ) | 2.8 |
Trademarks | 2.0 |  | (1.6 | ) | 0.4 |  | 12.0 |  | (1.4 | ) | 10.6 |
Customer relationships | 29.3 |  | (18.3 | ) | 11.0 |  | 29.5 |  | (17.7 | ) | 11.8 |
Customer contracts | 10.7 |  | (5.8 | ) | 4.9 |  | 10.8 |  | (5.3 | ) | 5.5 |
| $ | 63.1 |  | $ | (39.8 | ) | $ | 23.3 |  | $ | 75.4 |  | $ | (37.8 | ) | $ | 37.6 |

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