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Restructuring Costs (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Schedule of Restructuring Costs Incurred by Reportable Business Segment | Restructuring costs incurred by reportable business segment for all restructuring activities in continuing operations for the periods indicated are as follows (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Live |  | $ | 3.0 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |  |  | $ | 10.7 |  |  | $ | 2.3 |
Learn |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  | 3.7 |  |  |  | 8.8 |  |  |  | 8.8 |
Work |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | 7.0 |  |  |  | 4.3 |
Play |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 10.6 |  |  |  | 2.6 |
Other |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  | 6.4 |
Corporate |  |  | 27.8 |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 40.1 |  |  |  | 17.3 |
|  | $ | 38.4 |  |  | $ | 13.0 |  |  | $ | 82.2 |  |  | $ | 41.7 |
Project Renewal [Member] |
Schedule of Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs incurred in connection with Project Renewal for the periods indicated are as follows (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | (4.0 | )
Exited contractual commitments and other |  |  | 7.2 |  |  |  | (1.6 | ) |  |  | 15.9 |  |  |  | 17.0 |
|  | $ | 7.4 |  |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | 17.7 |  |  | $ | 13.0 |
Schedule of Accrued Restructuring Costs Activity | Accrued restructuring costs activity for Project Renewal for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is as follows (in millions):
|  | Balance at December 31, 2016 |  |  | Restructuring Costs |  |  | Payments |  |  | Non-Cash Charges and Other |  |  | Balance at September 30, 2017 |
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs |  | $ | 15.8 |  |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | (6.3 | ) |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | 11.1 |
Exited contractual commitments and other |  |  | 17.4 |  |  |  | 15.9 |  |  |  | (7.5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25.8 |
|  | $ | 33.2 |  |  | $ | 17.7 |  |  | $ | (13.8 | ) |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | 36.9 |
Jarden Integration [Member] |
Schedule of Accrued Restructuring Costs Activity | Accrued restructuring cost activity for the Jarden Integration and other restructuring for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is as follows (in millions):
|  | Balance at December 31, 2016 |  |  | Restructuring Costs |  |  | Payments |  |  | Non-Cash Charges and Other |  |  | Balance at September 30, 2017 |
Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs |  | $ | 38.2 |  |  | $ | 50.3 |  |  | $ | (40.1 | ) |  | $ | (8.6 | ) |  | $ | 39.8 |
Exited contractual commitments and other |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 14.2 |  |  |  | (8.5 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | 6.1 |
|  | $ | 38.7 |  |  | $ | 64.5 |  |  | $ | (48.6 | ) |  | $ | (8.7 | ) |  | $ | 45.9 |

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