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Investment in Affiliates and Other Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of Financial Information | The components of our net distributions (contributions) from LPC are shown in the table below.
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (In millions) |
Distributions from LPC |  | $ | 79.5 |  |  | $ | 70.7 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |
Contributions to LPC |  |  | (100.2 | ) |  |  | (59.8 | ) |  |  | (37.4 | )
Net distributions (contributions) |  | $ | (20.7 | ) |  | $ | 10.9 |  |  | $ | 10.6 |
Components of Net Capitalized Permit Costs | The components of net capitalized permit costs are presented in the table below.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (In millions) |
Net permit costs for issued permits which are being amortized: |  |  |  |
LLRW license (expires in 2024) |  | $ | 54.0 |  |  | $ | 49.6 |
Byproduct license (expires in 2018) |  |  | 4.6 |  |  |  | 3.5 |
Other (expires 2015—2024) |  |  | .9 |  |  |  | .1 |
Total |  | $ | 59.5 |  |  | $ | 53.2 |
LPC |
Summary of Financial Information | Summary balance sheets of LPC are shown below:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (In millions) |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 127.2 |  |  | $ | 107.4 |
Property and equipment, net |  |  | 114.1 |  |  |  | 110.6 |
Total assets |  | $ | 241.3 |  |  | $ | 218.0 |
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities, primarily current |  | $ | 33.9 |  |  | $ | 37.3 |
Partners’ equity |  |  | 207.4 |  |  |  | 180.7 |
Total liabilities and partners’ equity |  | $ | 241.3 |  |  | $ | 218.0 |
Summary income statements of LPC are shown below:
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (In millions) |
Revenues and other income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kronos |  | $ | 250.2 |  |  | $ | 224.5 |  |  | $ | 193.1 |
Tioxide |  |  | 227.5 |  |  |  | 224.6 |  |  |  | 193.8 |
Total |  |  | 477.7 |  |  |  | 449.1 |  |  |  | 386.9 |
Cost and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  | 477.3 |  |  |  | 448.7 |  |  |  | 386.4 |
General and administrative |  |  | .4 |  |  |  | .4 |  |  |  | .5 |
Total |  |  | 477.7 |  |  |  | 449.1 |  |  |  | 386.9 |
Net income |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Basic Management Inc And Landwell |
Summary of Financial Information |
|  | Twelve months ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (in millions) |
Total revenues |  | $ | 10.4 |  |  | $ | 9.5 |
Loss before income taxes |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  |  | (3.9 | )
Net loss |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  | (3.7 | )

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