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Revenue (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Revenue [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the approximate percentage of our net sales by market group:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Biologics | 25 | % |  | 21 | % |  | 25 | % |  | 22 | %
Generics | 21 | % |  | 21 | % |  | 21 | % |  | 21 | %
Pharma | 31 | % |  | 35 | % |  | 31 | % |  | 35 | %
Contract-Manufactured Products | 23 | % |  | 23 | % |  | 23 | % |  | 22 | %
| 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
The following table presents the approximate percentage of our net sales by product category:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
High-Value Components | 44 | % |  | 43 | % |  | 43 | % |  | 42 | %
Standard Packaging | 29 | % |  | 31 | % |  | 30 | % |  | 32 | %
Delivery Devices | 4 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | %
Contract-Manufactured Products | 23 | % |  | 23 | % |  | 23 | % |  | 22 | %
| 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
The following table presents the approximate percentage of our net sales by geographic location:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Americas | 49 | % |  | 48 | % |  | 48 | % |  | 47 | %
Europe, Middle East, Africa | 43 | % |  | 44 | % |  | 45 | % |  | 45 | %
Asia Pacific | 8 | % |  | 8 | % |  | 7 | % |  | 8 | %
| 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Change in Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Abstract] | The following table summarizes our contract assets and liabilities, excluding contract assets included in accounts receivable, net:
| ($ in millions)
Contract assets, December 31, 2018 | $ | 9.1 |
Contract assets, June 30, 2019 | 11.4 |
Change in contract assets - increase (decrease) | $ | 2.3 |
Deferred income, December 31, 2018 | $ | (33.4 | )
Deferred income, June 30, 2019 | (32.9 | )
Change in deferred income - decrease (increase) | $ | 0.5 |

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