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Special Charges, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of special charges by expense type

Special charges for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are described in more detail below and in the applicable sections that follow:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2018				2017				2016
Employee termination costs	$	5.7			$	2.5			$	1.7
Other cash costs, net	—				0.2				—
Non-cash asset write-downs	0.6				—				3.6
Total	$	6.3			$	2.7			$	5.3

Schedule of special charges

2018 Charges:

	Employee Termination Costs				Other Cash Costs, Net				Non-Cash Asset Write-downs				Total Special Charges
HVAC reportable segment	$	0.8			$	—			$	—			$	0.8
Detection and Measurement reportable segment	—				—				—				—
Engineered Solutions reportable segment	—				—				—				—
All Other	4.4				—				0.6				5.0
Corporate	0.5				—				—				0.5
Total	$	5.7			$	—			$	0.6			$	6.3

2016 Charges:

	Employee Termination Costs				Other Cash Costs, Net				Non-Cash Asset Write-downs				Total Special Charges
HVAC reportable segment	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
Detection and Measurement reportable segment	0.5				—				0.3				0.8
Engineered Solutions reportable segment	0.1				—				—				0.1
All Other	1.1				—				3.3				4.4
Corporate	—				—				—				—
Total	$	1.7			$	—			$	3.6			$	5.3

2017 Charges:

	Employee Termination Costs				Other Cash Costs, Net				Non-Cash Asset Write-downs				Total Special Charges
HVAC reportable segment	$	0.4			$	—			$	—			$	0.4
Detection and Measurement reportable segment	0.3				—				—				0.3
Engineered Solutions reportable segment	0.2				0.2				—				0.4
All Other	1.5				—				—				1.5
Corporate	0.1				—				—				0.1
Total	$	2.5			$	0.2			$	—			$	2.7

Schedule of the analysis of the entity's restructuring liabilities

The following is an analysis of our restructuring liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

	December 31,
	2018				2017				2016
Balance at beginning of year	$	0.6			$	0.9			$	1.6
Special charges(1)	5.7				2.7				1.7
Utilization — cash	(3.6		)		(3.0		)		(2.1		)
Currency translation adjustment and other	—				—				(0.3		)
Balance at the end of year	$	2.7			$	0.6			$	0.9

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⁽¹⁾  The years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 excluded $0.6, $0.0 and $3.6, respectively, of non-cash charges that impacted special charges but not the restructuring liabilities.

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