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Divestiture-related activities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract] |
Divestiture-related activities | Divestiture-related activities Assets Held for Sale The table below provides information regarding assets held for sale at December 31, 2015 and 2014. At December 31, 2015, these assets consisted of two buildings, which the Company is actively marketing.
| 2015 |  | 2014
Assets held for sale: | (Dollars in thousands)
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 6,972 |  |  | $ | 7,422 |
Total assets held for sale | $ | 6,972 |  |  | $ | 7,422 |
Discontinued Operations The Company has recorded $1.7 million, $3.4 million and $2.2 million of expense during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, associated with retained liabilities related to businesses that have been divested. The tax benefit on loss from discontinued operations in 2015 was impacted by a reduction in U.S. reserves as a result of the conclusion of an audit. The results of the Company’s discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (Dollars in thousands)
Costs and other expenses | $ | 1,730 |  |  | $ | 3,407 |  |  | $ | 2,205 |
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes | (1,730 | ) |  | (3,407 | ) |  | (2,205 | )
Tax (benefit) on loss from discontinued operations | (10,635 | ) |  | (698 | ) |  | (1,770 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | 8,905 |  |  | $ | (2,709 | ) |  | $ | (435 | )

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