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Restructuring and Other Related Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring and other related charges [Text Block] | Restructuring and other related charges recorded for the years ended December 31 by segment were as follows ($ in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Professional Instrumentation | $ | 12.8 |  |  | $ | 6.8 |  |  | $ | 9.4 |
Industrial Technologies | 6.2 |  |  | 15.3 |  |  | 14.9 |
Total | $ | 19.0 |  |  | $ | 22.1 |  |  | $ | 24.3 |
These charges are reflected in the following captions in the accompanying Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings ($ in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Cost of sales | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 8.1 |  |  | $ | 5.9 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 17.0 |  |  | 14.0 |  |  | 18.4 |
Total | $ | 19.0 |  |  | $ | 22.1 |  |  | $ | 24.3 |
Restructuring and other related charges for the years ended December 31 were as follows ($ in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Employee severance related | $ | 14.2 |  |  | $ | 14.7 |  |  | $ | 11.8 |
Facility exit and other related | 2.5 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 0.5 |
Impairment charges | 2.3 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 12.0 |
Total restructuring and other related charges | $ | 19.0 |  |  | $ | 22.1 |  |  | $ | 24.3 |
Accrual balance and utilization by type of restructuring cost | The table below summarizes the accrual balance and utilization by type of restructuring cost associated with our 2017 and 2016 restructuring actions ($ in millions):
| Balance as of January 1, 2016 |  | Costs Incurred |  | Paid/ Settled |  | Balance as of December 31, 2016 |  | Costs Incurred |  | Paid/ Settled |  | Balance as of December 31, 2017
Employee severance and related | $ | 10.6 |  |  | $ | 14.7 |  |  | $ | (15.7 | ) |  | $ | 9.6 |  |  | $ | 14.2 |  |  | $ | (13.8 | ) |  | $ | 10.0 |
Facility exit and other related | 0.9 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | (7.2 | ) |  | 1.1 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | (5.1 | ) |  | 0.8 |
Total | $ | 11.5 |  |  | $ | 22.1 |  |  | $ | (22.9 | ) |  | $ | 10.7 |  |  | $ | 19.0 |  |  | $ | (18.9 | ) |  | $ | 10.8 |

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