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SPECIAL CHARGES, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016
Special Charges, Net |  |  |  |  |
Special charges, net |  | $ 1.0 | $ 1.9 | $ 2.0 | $ 4.8
Restructuring liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  |  |  | 0.9 | 1.6
Special charges | [1] |  |  | 2.0 | 1.2
Cash spending on restructuring actions |  |  |  | (1.4) | (1.8)
Currency translation adjustment and other |  |  |  | 0.0 | (0.2)
Balance at end of period |  | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8
Non-cash special charges |  |  |  | 0.0 | 3.6
Corporate |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges, Net |  |  |  |  |
Special charges, net |  | 0.0 | (0.2) | 0.1 | (0.2)
HVAC segment |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges, Net |  |  |  |  |
Special charges, net |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0
Detection and Measurement segment |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges, Net |  |  |  |  |
Special charges, net |  | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5
Engineered Solutions segment |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges, Net |  |  |  |  |
Special charges, net |  | $ 1.0 | 1.8 | $ 1.2 | 4.5
Engineered Solutions segment | SPX Heat Transfer Business |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges, Net |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  | $ 0.7 |  | $ 3.3
[1] | The nine months ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 included $0.0 and $3.6 of non-cash charges, respectively, that did not impact the restructuring liability.

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