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Other Operating Credits and Charges, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Other Operating Credits And Charges, Net [Abstract] |
Other Operating Credits and Charges Net [Table Text Block] | The major components of “Other operating credits and charges, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31 are reflected in the table below and described in the paragraphs following the table:
Dollar amounts in millions | Year ended December 31,
2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Insurance recovery | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.5 |
Contingent consideration fair value adjustment | — |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 3.2 |
Addition to workers' compensation reserves | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.4 | )
Adjustments to retirement accounts | — |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  | — |
Gain due to forfeiture of deposit | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.0 |
Loss related to intangible forest license | — |  |  | (11.6 | ) |  | — |
Loss due to marketing settlement | — |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | — |
Adjustment to product related warranty reserves | (16.9 | ) |  | 1.4 |  |  | (11.3 | )
Additions to environmental related contingency reserves and asset retirement obligations | — |  |  | (4.6 | ) |  | (0.5 | )
Other | (0.5 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |
| $ | (17.4 | ) |  | $ | (16.3 | ) |  | $ | (7.5 | )
Other operating charges and credits associated with unconsolidated affiliates: |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance associated with deferred taxes | — |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 1.0 |
| $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |

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