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Business Consolidation and Other Activities | 6 Months Ended
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Business Consolidation and Other Activities | 5.Business Consolidation and Other Activities Following is a summary of business consolidation and other activity (charges)/income included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of earnings:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
($ in millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia |  | $ | (0.3 | ) | $ | (3.0 | ) | $ | (2.6 | ) | $ | 1.8 |
Metal beverage packaging, Europe |  | (5.3 | ) | (1.1 | ) | (7.3 | ) | (2.3 | )
Metal food & household products packaging |  | (0.7 | ) | (4.0 | ) | (0.9 | ) | (7.1 | )
Aerospace & technologies |  | — |  | — |  | 0.7 |  | — |
Corporate and other |  | 71.9 |  | (0.5 | ) | 23.7 |  | (1.0 | )
|  | $ | 65.6 |  | $ | (8.6 | ) | $ | 13.6 |  | $ | (8.6 | )
2015 Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia During the first six months of 2015, the company recorded charges of $2.6 million related to business reorganization activities in the company’s metal beverage packaging, Asia, operations and for ongoing costs related to previously closed facilities. Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe During the second quarter of 2015, the company recorded a charge of $4.7 million for the write down of property held for sale. During the first and second quarters of 2015, the company recorded charges of $1.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, related to headcount reductions, cost-out initiatives and the relocation of the company’s European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland, as well as an additional tax expense of $1.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively, related to this relocation. In addition, the first six months of 2015 included charges of $0.7 million for business reorganization activities. Corporate During the first and second quarters of 2015, the company recorded charges of $20.2 million and $23.9 million, respectively, for professional services and other costs associated with the proposed acquisition of Rexam announced in February 2015. Also during the first and second quarters of 2015, the company recognized losses of $27.7 million and gains of $96.0 million, respectively, associated with its collar and option contracts entered into to reduce its exposure to currency exchange rate changes in connection with the British pound denominated cash portion of the announced, proposed acquisition of Rexam, further discussed in Note 16. Other charges in the first six months of 2015 included $0.5 million for insignificant activities. 2014 Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia The second quarter included charges of $2.2 million related to a fire at a metal beverage packaging, Americas, facility. During the first quarter, the company received and recorded compensation of $5.0 million for the reimbursement of severance costs incurred in connection with the company’s closure and relocation of the Shenzhen, PRC, manufacturing facility in 2013. Also during the first quarter, the company sold its plastic motor oil container and pail manufacturing business in the PRC and recorded a gain of $0.8 million in connection with the sale. The first six months of 2014 also included net charges of $1.8 million primarily related to previously closed facilities and for other insignificant activities. Metal Food and Household Products Packaging During the fourth quarter of 2013, the company announced plans to close its Danville, Illinois, steel aerosol packaging facility in the second half of 2014. Charges of $2.0 million and $1.7 million were recorded during the first and second quarters of 2014, respectively, in connection with the announced closure. The first and second quarters also included charges of $1.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively, related to previously closed facilities and other insignificant activities. Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe, and Corporate The first and second quarters included charges of $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, for headcount reductions, cost-out initiatives and the relocation of the company’s European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland, as well as additional tax expense of $2.1 million and $2.0 million, respectively, related to this relocation. The first six months of 2014 also included charges of $1.0 million for other insignificant activities. The carrying value of assets held for sale in connection with facility closures was $5.5 million at June 30, 2015, and $11.7 million at December 31, 2014.

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