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Segment and Related Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Segment and Related Information [Abstract] |
Segment information | Segment information for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | (millions of dollars) |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Minerals |  | $ | 584.8 |  |  | $ | 591.5 |  |  | $ | 624.6 |
Performance Materials |  |  | 734.8 |  |  |  | 686.1 |  |  |  | 694.9 |
Refractories |  |  | 279.4 |  |  |  | 274.5 |  |  |  | 295.9 |
Energy Services |  |  | 76.7 |  |  |  | 85.9 |  |  |  | 182.2 |
Total |  |  | 1,675.7 |  |  |  | 1,638.0 |  |  |  | 1,797.6 |
Income from Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Minerals |  |  | 88.9 |  |  |  | 102.7 |  |  |  | 100.8 |
Performance Materials |  |  | 119.7 |  |  |  | 121.1 |  |  |  | 118.4 |
Refractories |  |  | 39.8 |  |  |  | 37.0 |  |  |  | 27.8 |
Energy Services |  |  | 6.1 |  |  |  | (25.9 | ) |  |  | (27.9 | )
Total |  |  | 254.5 |  |  |  | 234.9 |  |  |  | 219.1 |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Minerals |  |  | 35.5 |  |  |  | 34.9 |  |  |  | 34.0 |
Performance Materials |  |  | 40.5 |  |  |  | 38.9 |  |  |  | 39.4 |
Refractories |  |  | 6.8 |  |  |  | 6.9 |  |  |  | 7.5 |
Energy Services |  |  | 8.2 |  |  |  | 11.2 |  |  |  | 17.4 |
Total |  |  | 91.0 |  |  |  | 91.9 |  |  |  | 98.3 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Minerals |  |  | 519.4 |  |  |  | 491.7 |  |  |  | 505.3 |
Performance Materials |  |  | 1,989.6 |  |  |  | 1,942.1 |  |  |  | 1,965.4 |
Refractories |  |  | 307.4 |  |  |  | 283.4 |  |  |  | 292.7 |
Energy Services |  |  | 110.6 |  |  |  | 104.7 |  |  |  | 154.7 |
Total |  |  | 2,927.0 |  |  |  | 2,821.9 |  |  |  | 2,918.1 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty Minerals |  |  | 32.6 |  |  |  | 40.4 |  |  |  | 51.9 |
Performance Materials |  |  | 33.1 |  |  |  | 12.8 |  |  |  | 11.1 |
Refractories |  |  | 5.9 |  |  |  | 5.9 |  |  |  | 11.1 |
Energy Services |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 11.1 |
Total |  |  | 76.1 |  |  |  | 60.5 |  |  |  | 85.2 |
Reconciliation of operating income before income taxes, assets, and capital expenditures from segments to consolidated | A reconciliation of the totals reported for the operating segments to the applicable line items in the consolidated financial statements is as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | (millions of dollars) |
Income from Operations before Provision (Benefit) for Taxes on Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from operations for reportable segments |  | $ | 254.5 |  |  | $ | 234.9 |  |  | $ | 219.1 |
Acquisition related transaction and integration costs |  |  | (3.4 | ) |  |  | (8.0 | ) |  |  | (11.8 | )
Unallocated corporate expenses |  |  | (8.4 | ) |  |  | (6.0 | ) |  |  | (7.0 | )
Consolidated income from operations |  |  | 242.7 |  |  |  | 220.9 |  |  |  | 200.3 |
Non-operating deductions, net |  |  | (51.8 | ) |  |  | (50.6 | ) |  |  | (67.7 | )
Income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for taxes on income |  |  | 190.9 |  |  |  | 170.3 |  |  |  | 132.6 |
Total Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment assets |  |  | 2,927.0 |  |  |  | 2,821.9 |  |  |  | 2,918.1 |
Corporate assets |  |  | 43.4 |  |  |  | 41.5 |  |  |  | 61.9 |
Consolidated total assets |  |  | 2,970.4 |  |  |  | 2,863.4 |  |  |  | 2,980.0 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment capital expenditures |  |  | 76.1 |  |  |  | 60.5 |  |  |  | 85.2 |
Corporate capital expenditures |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 0.8 |
Consolidated capital expenditures |  |  | 76.7 |  |  |  | 62.4 |  |  |  | 86.0 |
Financial information related to operations by geographic area | Financial information relating to the Company's operations by geographic area was as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | (millions of dollars) |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 939.3 |  |  | $ | 936.2 |  |  | $ | 1,049.6 |
Canada/Latin America |  |  | 81.6 |  |  |  | 82.6 |  |  |  | 86.3 |
Europe/Africa |  |  | 349.0 |  |  |  | 338.8 |  |  |  | 382.1 |
Asia |  |  | 305.8 |  |  |  | 280.4 |  |  |  | 279.6 |
Total International |  |  | 736.4 |  |  |  | 701.8 |  |  |  | 748.0 |
Consolidated net sales |  |  | 1,675.7 |  |  |  | 1,638.0 |  |  |  | 1,797.6 |
Long-Lived Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 1,774.4 |  |  | $ | 1,794.5 |  |  | $ | 1,829.3 |
Canada/Latin America |  |  | 14.8 |  |  |  | 14.8 |  |  |  | 13.0 |
Europe/Africa |  |  | 115.9 |  |  |  | 98.2 |  |  |  | 117.6 |
Asia |  |  | 132.0 |  |  |  | 127.3 |  |  |  | 138.3 |
Total International |  |  | 262.7 |  |  |  | 240.3 |  |  |  | 268.9 |
Consolidated long-lived assets |  |  | 2,037.1 |  |  |  | 2,034.8 |  |  |  | 2,098.2 |
Sales by product category | The Company's sales by product category are as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | (millions of dollars) |
Paper PCC |  | $ | 377.7 |  |  | $ | 387.9 |  |  | $ | 423.3 |
Specialty PCC |  |  | 66.0 |  |  |  | 64.3 |  |  |  | 64.8 |
Talc |  |  | 53.8 |  |  |  | 55.7 |  |  |  | 55.9 |
Ground Calcium Carbonate |  |  | 87.3 |  |  |  | 83.6 |  |  |  | 80.6 |
Metalcasting |  |  | 294.3 |  |  |  | 258.0 |  |  |  | 266.4 |
Household, Personal Care & Specialty Products |  |  | 169.6 |  |  |  | 171.2 |  |  |  | 172.7 |
Basic Minerals |  |  | 125.0 |  |  |  | 103.9 |  |  |  | 106.0 |
Environmental Products |  |  | 67.7 |  |  |  | 78.9 |  |  |  | 69.8 |
Building Materials |  |  | 78.2 |  |  |  | 74.1 |  |  |  | 80.0 |
Refractory Products |  |  | 226.9 |  |  |  | 219.0 |  |  |  | 230.7 |
Metallurgical Products |  |  | 52.5 |  |  |  | 55.5 |  |  |  | 65.2 |
Energy Services |  |  | 76.7 |  |  |  | 85.9 |  |  |  | 182.2 |
Total |  | $ | 1,675.7 |  |  | $ | 1,638.0 |  |  | $ | 1,797.6 |

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