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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Schedule of disposal groups, including discontinued operations, balance sheet | Included in Other Assets and Accrued Expenses within the Consolidated Balance Sheets were the following major classes of assets and liabilities, respectively, associated with the discontinued operations ($ in millions):
| December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Assets of discontinued operations: |  |  |
Current assets | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |
Other assets | 2.4 |  |  | 2.5 |
Liabilities of discontinued operations: |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Discontinued operations, income (loss) from discontinued operation | Summary financial results of discontinued operations were as follows ($ in millions):
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Net sales | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other income (expense) | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.7 | )
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.7 | )
Income tax (provision) benefit | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | )
Loss from discontinued operations | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.8 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal. + References No definition available. + Details
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