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Impairment and Restructuring Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Impairment and Restructuring Charges |
Impairment and Restructuring Charges | Note 19. Impairment and Restructuring Charges ​ The impairment and restructuring charges consisted of the following: ​ ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | Year Ended December 31,
​ | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (in millions)
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 1.2 | ​ | $ | 3.8 | ​ | $ | 4.2
Intangible assets, net | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 33.2 | ​ | ​ | —
Total impairment charges | ​ | 1.2 | ​ | ​ | 37.0 | ​ | ​ | 4.2
Restructuring––cost of sales | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (0.2)
Restructuring––warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative expense | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2.5 | ​ | ​ | 0.1
Total impairment and restructuring charges | $ | 1.2 | ​ | $ | 39.5 | ​ | $ | 4.1
​ The 2018 charges mainly related to our decision to downsize one of our energy businesses due to changes in competitive factors for certain products we sell.

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