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Disposed and Discontinued Operations (Notes) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
Disposed and Discontinued Operations | Management and the Board of Directors periodically conduct strategic reviews of the Company's businesses. On November 28, 2017, the Company completed the sale of its high-end oscillators business (“Timing Device Business”), part of the Precision Devices (“PD”) segment, for $130.0 million, plus purchase price adjustments for a net amount of $135.1 million. On July 7, 2016, the Company completed the sale of its speaker and receiver product line (“Speaker and Receiver Product Line”) for $45.0 million in cash, less purchase price adjustments for a net amount received of $40.6 million. In accordance with ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations, the results of operations and financial positions of the Timing Device Business and Speaker and Receiver Product Line have been reclassified to discontinued operations for all periods presented as these disposals represent strategic shifts that had a major effect on the Company's results of operations. Summarized results of the Company's discontinued operations are as follows:
(in millions) | Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 |  |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Revenues | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | — |
Operating income | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Earnings from discontinued operations before taxes | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Benefit from income taxes (1) | (0.2) |  |  |  |  | (3.7) |
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | 0.2 |  |  |  |  | $ | 3.7 |
(1) The Company recorded a tax benefit for a refund received during the first quarter of 2020 related to the Timing Device Business. Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations are summarized below:
(in millions) |  |  | December 31, 2020
Liabilities of discontinued operations: |  |  |
Other liabilities (1) |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
Total liabilities |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
(1) This accrual was attributable to an unrecognized tax benefit related to the Speaker and Receiver Product Line. Discontinued operations had no impact on the Company's results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2020. There were no assets and liabilities of discontinued operations as of June 30, 2021.

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