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Other Current Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Other Current Liabilities [Abstract] |
Other Current Liabilities | Other Current Liabilities Other current liabilities as of December 31 included the following:
($ in millions) | 2017 |  | 2016
Deferred income | $ | 18.4 |  |  | $ | 13.2 |
Other accrued expenses | 27.7 |  |  | 20.3 |
Dividends payable | 10.4 |  |  | 9.5 |
Restructuring obligations | 2.1 |  |  | 5.9 |
Other | 18.4 |  |  | 9.4 |
Total other current liabilities | $ | 77.0 |  |  | $ | 58.3 |
Other consisted primarily of value-added taxes payable and accrued taxes other than income.

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