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Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities | Accrued expenses consisted of the following ($ in millions):
| December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits | $ | 46.9 |  |  | $ | 39.2 |
Other accrued expenses | 31.7 |  |  | 38.0 |
Total | $ | 78.6 |  |  | $ | 77.2 |

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