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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | Net Former Parent Company Investment | Audience, Inc. Additional Paid-In Capital
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ 1,188.2 |  | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 3.8 | $ 1,184.4 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) earnings | 105.8 | [1] |  |  |  |  | 105.8 |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | 32.7 |  |  |  |  | 32.7 |  |
Net transfers from Parent Company | 560.4 |  |  |  |  |  | 560.4 |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 1,887.1 |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.5 | 1,850.6 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) earnings | (87.0) | [1] |  |  | (84.0) |  | (3.0) |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | (82.3) |  |  |  |  | (82.3) |  |
Net transfers to Former Parent Company | (471.1) |  |  |  |  |  | (471.1) |
Separation-related adjustments | (19.3) |  |  |  |  | (7.5) | (11.8) |
Reclassification of Net Former Parent Company Investment in connection with the Separation | 0.0 |  |  | 1,364.7 |  |  | (1,364.7) |
Issuance of common stock at Separation | 0.0 |  | 0.9 | (0.9) |  |  |  |
Common stock issued for the exercise of stock options | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 8.7 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  |  |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 1,236.2 |  | 0.9 | 1,372.6 | (84.0) | (53.3) | 0.0 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) earnings | (233.8) | [1] |  |  | (233.8) |  | 0.0 |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | (72.9) |  |  |  |  | (72.9) |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 16.5 |  |  | 16.5 |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost | 1.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.4
Tax on restricted stock unit vesting | (2.2) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2.2)
Cash consideration paid to Audience shareholders and equity award holders | 61.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 61.6
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 1,006.8 |  | $ 0.9 | $ 1,449.9 | $ (317.8) | $ (126.2) | $ 0.0 |
[1] | Years Ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013Revenue: Mobile Consumer Electronics$656.7 $684.1 $777.2Specialty Components427.9 457.2 437.7Intra-segment eliminations— — (0.1)Total consolidated revenue$1,084.6 $1,141.3 $1,214.8 (Loss) earnings before interest and income taxes: Mobile Consumer Electronics$(240.8) $(74.6) $122.0Specialty Components61.0 69.5 65.0Total segments(179.8) (5.1) 187.0Corporate expense / other56.4 43.4 43.5Interest expense, net12.7 6.6 42.0(Loss) earnings before income taxes(248.9) (55.1) 101.5(Benefit from) provision for income taxes(15.1) 31.9 (4.3)Net (loss) earnings$(233.8) $(87.0) $105.8 Depreciation and amortization: Mobile Consumer Electronics$107.9 $143.0 $100.3Specialty Components25.1 24.8 28.8Corporate2.7 2.1 1.8Total$135.7 $169.9 $130.9 Capital expenditures: Mobile Consumer Electronics$43.5 $71.0 $66.4Specialty Components19.9 16.6 21.7Corporate5.6 4.7 3.2Total$69.0 $92.3 $91.3 Research and development: Mobile Consumer Electronics$83.9 $55.1 $53.5Specialty Components28.2 27.9 29.1Total$112.1 $83.0 $82.6

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