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Acquisitions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Pro Forma Financial Information |
| Three months ended |  | Nine months ended
(In millions, except per share amounts) | September 30, 2017 |  | September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | September 30, 2016
Net sales | $ | 304.6 |  |  | $ | 305.5 |  |  | $ | 915.1 |  |  | $ | 940.0 |
Income from continuing operations | 30.8 |  |  | 29.9 |  |  | 68.4 |  |  | 81.7 |
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | 0.81 |  |  | 0.80 |  |  | 1.80 |  |  | 2.18 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | 0.80 |  |  | 0.78 |  |  | 1.77 |  |  | 2.15 |
Globe Holding Company LLC |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the Globe assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
(In millions) | July 31, 2017
Current assets (including cash of $58 thousand) | $ | 28.6 |
Property, plant and equipment and other noncurrent assets | 8.7 |
Trade name | 60.0 |
Distributor relationships | 40.2 |
Acquired technology and other intangible assets | 10.5 |
Goodwill | 71.7 |
Total assets acquired | 219.7 |
Total liabilities assumed | 5.7 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 214.0 |
Senscient, Inc. |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the Senscient assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
(In millions) | September 19, 2016
Current assets (including cash of $0.7 million) | $ | 5.9 |
Property, plant and equipment and other noncurrent assets | 0.3 |
Acquired technology | 1.6 |
Customer-related intangibles | 2.8 |
Goodwill | 10.5 |
Total assets acquired | 21.1 |
Total liabilities assumed | 2.0 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 19.1 |

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