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Impairment and Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Impairment and Restructuring Charges |
Schedule of impairment and restructuring charges |
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (in millions)
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 16.0 |  | $ | 17.7
Intangible assets, net |  | 36.4 |  |  | 35.6
Total impairment charges |  | 52.4 |  |  | 53.3
Restructuring - cost of sales |  | 12.8 |  |  | 1.6
Restructuring - warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative expense |  | 2.9 |  |  | 1.0
Restructuring - depreciation expense |  | — |  |  | 0.4
Restructuring - non-operating expense |  | 1.0 |  |  | —
Total impairment and restructuring charges | $ | 69.1 |  | $ | 56.3

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