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Restructuring and Other Charges, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring |
Summary of the pre-tax cost by restructuring program |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
|  | (in millions) |
Restructuring costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 Actions |  | $ | 2.1 |  | $ | 13.6 |  | $ | — |
2013 Actions |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 3.8 |
Other Actions |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 7.3 |  |  | 11.3 |
Total restructuring |  | $ | 4.7 |  | $ | 21.4 |  | $ | 15.2 |
Summary of recorded pre-tax restructuring and other charges, net by business segment |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
|  | (in millions) |
Americas |  | $ | 1.6 |  | $ | 9.4 |  | $ | 2.1 |
EMEA |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 6.7 |  |  | 12.1 |
Asia - Pacific |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 4.2 |  |  | 0.2 |
Corporate |  |  | (0.5) |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 0.8 |
Total |  | $ | 4.7 |  | $ | 21.4 |  | $ | 15.2 |
2015 Actions |
Restructuring |
Summary of recorded pre-tax restructuring and other charges, net by business segment |
|  | Year Ended |  |  |  |  | Total |
|  | December 31, |  | Incurred |  | Expected |
|  | 2016 |  | to Date |  | Costs |
Asia-Pacific |  | $ | 0.2 |  | $ | 4.4 |  | $ | 4.6 |
Americas |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 11.3 |  |  | 14.9 |
Total restructuring costs |  | $ | 2.1 |  | $ | 15.7 |  | $ | 19.5 |
Summary of total expected, incurred and remaining pre-tax restructuring costs |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Facility |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | Legal and |  | Asset |  | exit |  |  |  |
|  | Severance |  | consultancy |  | write‑downs |  | and other |  | Total |
|  | (in millions) |
Costs incurred—2015 |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | 13.6 |
Costs incurred—2016 |  |  | (1.5) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 2.1 |
Remaining costs to be incurred |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 3.8 |
Total expected restructuring costs |  | $ | 7.2 |  | $ | 1.0 |  | $ | 6.3 |  | $ | 5.0 |  | $ | 19.5 |
Summary of restructuring reserve activity |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Facility |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | Legal and |  | Asset |  | exit |  |  |  |
|  | Severance |  | consultancy |  | write-downs |  | and other |  | Total |
|  | (in millions) |
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Net pre-tax restructuring charges |  |  | 8.5 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | 13.6 |
Utilization and foreign currency impact |  |  | (3.5) |  |  | (0.3) |  |  | (1.6) |  |  | (1.8) |  |  | (7.2) |
Balance at December 31,2015 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 6.4 |
Net pre-tax restructuring charges |  |  | (1.5) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 2.1 |
Utilization and foreign currency impact |  |  | (2.3) |  |  | (0.6) |  |  | (2.9) |  |  | (1.5) |  |  | (7.3) |
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 1.2 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1.2 |
Other Actions |
Restructuring |
Summary of restructuring reserve activity | Details of the Company’s EMEA 2015 restructuring reserve activity for the year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | Legal and |  | Facility exit |  |  |  |
|  | Severance |  | Consultancy |  | and other |  | Total |
|  | (in millions) |
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Net pre-tax restructuring charges |  |  | 6.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 6.9 |
Utilization and foreign currency impact |  |  | (0.2) |  |  | — |  |  | (0.3) |  |  | (0.5) |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  |  | 6.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6.4 |
Net pre-tax restructuring charges |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.8 |
Utilization and foreign currency impact |  |  | (2.9) |  |  | (0.5) |  |  | — |  |  | (3.4) |
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 4.8 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 4.8 |
Details of the Company’s EMEA 2014 restructuring reserve activity for the year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | Legal and |  | Asset |  |  |  |
|  | Severance |  | consultancy |  | write-downs |  | Total |
|  | (in millions) |
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 6.9 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 6.9 |
Net pre-tax restructuring charges |  |  | (1.0) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | (0.5) |
Utilization and foreign currency impact |  |  | (3.3) |  |  | (0.2) |  |  | (0.3) |  |  | (3.8) |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.6 |
Net pre-tax restructuring charges |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.3 |
Utilization and foreign currency impact |  |  | (2.1) |  |  | — |  |  | (0.3) |  |  | (2.4) |
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 0.5 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 0.5 |
Summary of the total expected, incurred and remaining pre-tax costs for EMEA restructuring actions and strategic initiatives | The following table summarizes total expected, incurred and remaining pre-tax restructuring costs for the EMEA 2015 restructuring actions:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Facility |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | Legal and |  | Exit |  |  |  |
|  | Severance |  | consultancy |  | and other |  | Total |
|  | (in millions) |
Costs incurred-2015 |  | $ | 6.6 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 0.3 |  | $ | 6.9 |
Costs incurred-2016 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.8 |
Remaining costs to be incurred |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.3 |
Total expected restructuring costs |  | $ | 9.0 |  | $ | 0.7 |  | $ | 0.3 |  | $ | 10.0 |
The following table summarizes total expected, incurred and remaining pre-tax restructuring costs for the EMEA 2014 restructuring actions:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Facility |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | Legal and |  | Asset |  | exit |  |  |  |
|  | Severance |  | consultancy |  | write‑downs |  | and other |  | Total |
|  | (in millions) |
Costs incurred—2014 |  | $ | 6.9 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 6.9 |
Costs incurred – 2015 |  |  | (1.0) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.5) |
Costs incurred – 2016 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |
Total restructuring costs |  | $ | 5.9 |  | $ | 0.2 |  | $ | 0.6 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 6.7 |

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