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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for intangible assets consisted of the following ($ in millions):
| June 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Foreign Currency Impact |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Foreign Currency Impact |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related intangibles (Reconstituted Tobacco) | $ | 10.0 |  |  | $ | 10.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10.0 |  |  | $ | 10.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Customer Relationships (Filtration) | 51.4 |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 48.1 |  |  | 51.4 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 49.3 |
Developed Technology (Filtration) | 16.0 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 14.1 |  |  | 16.0 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 14.8 |
Customer Contracts (Filtration) | 1.9 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.9 |
Patents (Filtration) | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |
Total | $ | 80.8 |  |  | $ | 15.4 |  |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | 65.3 |  |  | $ | 80.8 |  |  | $ | 13.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 67.5 |
Unamortized intangible assets (Filtration) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 21.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 21.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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