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Other Expense (Income) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Expense (Income) | Other expense (income) consists of:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
($ in millions) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  |  |  |
Asset impairments | $ | 11.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) on oil hedges | 0.6 |  |  | (2.8) |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration | 0.3 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange transaction losses (gains) | 0.9 |  |  | (1.1) |  |  |  |  |
Other items | (0.2) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Total other expense (income) | $ | 12.9 |  |  | $ | (3.1) |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | The following table presents activity related to our restructuring obligations related to our 2022 restructuring plan:
($ in millions) | Severance and benefits |  |  |  | Asset-related charges |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2022 | $ | 10.1 |  |  |  |  | $ | 15.3 |  |  | $ | 25.4 |
Charges | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cash payments | (0.7) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (0.7) |
Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 9.4 |  |  |  |  | $ | 15.3 |  |  | $ | 24.7 |

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