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Supplemental Disclosures | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES [Abstract] |
Supplemental Disclosures | Supplemental Disclosures Analysis of Allowances for Doubtful Accounts: ($ in millions)
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 0.4 |
Bad debt expense | 0.4 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |
Write-offs and discounts | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.4 | )
Currency translation | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ending balance | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information ($ in millions)
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Interest paid | $ | 13.3 |  |  | $ | 7.8 |  |  | $ | 6.0 |
Income taxes paid | 31.9 |  |  | 9.3 |  |  | 17.6 |
Capital spending in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 8.8 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 2.5 |

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