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Divestiture-related activities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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, 2016 and 2015. At December 31, 2016, these assets consisted of one building, which was sold on January 12, 2017.
| 2016 |  | 2015
Assets held for sale: | (Dollars in thousands)
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 2,879 |  |  | $ | 6,972 |
Total assets held for sale | $ | 2,879 |  |  | $ | 6,972 |
For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company disposed of one held for sale building for $6.0 million, which resulted in a gain of $2.8 million. Additionally, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1.0 million associated with a building held for sale for the year ended December 31, 2016. Discontinued Operations The results of the Company’s discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (Dollars in thousands)
Costs and other expenses (1) | $ | 922 |  |  | $ | 1,730 |  |  | $ | 3,407 |
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes | (922 | ) |  | (1,730 | ) |  | (3,407 | )
Tax benefit on loss from discontinued operations (2) | 1,112 |  |  | 10,635 |  |  | 698 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | 190 |  |  | $ | 8,905 |  |  | $ | (2,709 | )
(1) | Includes expenses associated with retained liabilities related to divested businesses.
(2) | The tax benefit on loss from discontinued operations recognized in 2015 reflects a reduction in U.S. liabilities associated with unrecognized tax benefits as a result of the conclusion of an audit.

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