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Special Charges, Net (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) employee | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) employee | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) employee
Special charges, net |  |  |
Period for selling an asset | 1 year |  |
Period for settling liabilities | 1 year |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Employee termination costs | $ 2.7 | $ 5.7 | $ 2.5
Facility consolidation costs | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0
Other cash costs, net | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2
Non-cash asset write-downs | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0
Total special charges | 4.0 | 6.3 | 2.7
Restructuring liabilities |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.9
Special charges | 3.2 | 5.7 | 2.7
Utilization — cash | (4.2) | (3.6) | (3.0)
Currency translation adjustment and other | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Balance at the end of year | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.6
Asset impairment charges | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0
Facility Closing |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Facility consolidation costs | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0
Corporate |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Employee termination costs | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1
Non-cash asset write-downs | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total special charges | 0.2 | $ 0.5 | $ 0.1
Number of employees terminated | employee |  | 6 | 4
Corporate | Facility Closing |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Facility consolidation costs | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0
HVAC reportable segment |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Number of employees terminated | employee | 9 | 18 | 12
HVAC reportable segment | Reportable and other operating segments |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Employee termination costs | $ 0.2 | $ 0.8 | $ 0.4
Non-cash asset write-downs | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total special charges | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4
HVAC reportable segment | Reportable and other operating segments | Facility Closing |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Facility consolidation costs | 0.1 | 0.0 | $ 0.0
Detection and Measurement reportable segment |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Number of employees terminated | employee |  |  | 8
Detection and Measurement reportable segment | Reportable and other operating segments |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Employee termination costs |  |  | $ 0.3
Non-cash asset write-downs | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total special charges |  |  | 0.3
Detection and Measurement reportable segment | Reportable and other operating segments | Facility Closing |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Facility consolidation costs | $ 0.0 | 0.0 | $ 0.0
Engineered Solutions reportable segment |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Number of employees terminated | employee | 10 |  | 3
Engineered Solutions reportable segment | Reportable and other operating segments |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Employee termination costs | $ 0.1 |  | $ 0.2
Other cash costs, net |  |  | 0.2
Non-cash asset write-downs | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total special charges | 0.8 |  | 0.4
Engineered Solutions reportable segment | Reportable and other operating segments | Facility Closing |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Facility consolidation costs | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0
All Other |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Employee termination costs | 2.2 | 4.4 | 1.5
Non-cash asset write-downs | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0
Total special charges | $ 2.2 | $ 5.0 | $ 1.5
Number of employees terminated | employee | 339 | 295 | 108
All Other | Facility Closing |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |
Facility consolidation costs | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0

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