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Other Expense (Income) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Income and Expense | Other expense (income) consisted of:
($ in millions) | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Restructuring and related charges: |  |  |  |  |
Severance and post-employment benefits | $ | 8.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Asset-related charges | 17.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other charges | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total restructuring and related charges | $ | 26.4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Pension settlement charge | — |  |  | 50.4 |  |  | — |
Pension curtailment gain | (2.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Executive retirement and related costs | — |  |  | 10.9 |  |  | — |
Venezuela currency devaluation | 2.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
License costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |
Development income | (1.5 | ) |  | (1.5 | ) |  | (1.6 | )
Contingent consideration costs | 2.3 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 1.0 |
Other items | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | (0.8 | )
Total other expense (income) | $ | 27.7 |  |  | $ | 60.1 |  |  | $ | (0.2 | )
Schedule of Restructuring Obligations | The following table presents activity related to our restructuring obligations:
($ in millions) | Severance and benefits |  | Asset-related charges |  | Other charges |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2015 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Charges | 8.9 |  |  | 17.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 26.4 |
Cash payments | (3.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3.0 | )
Non-cash asset write-downs | — |  |  | (17.3 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (17.5 | )
Balance, December 31, 2016 | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.9 |

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