Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Operations
Net sales	$ 885.4	$ 1,012.8	$ 1,637.5	$ 1,862.8
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	662.9	742.0	1,232.5	1,366.3
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses	144.7	165.5	303.3	326.8
Amortization expense	8.6	8.8	17.2	17.6
Restructuring expense	0.1	1.0	1.2	3.0
Separation expense	8.3	0.0	9.8	0.0
Other operating expense	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1
Total operating costs and expenses	825.0	917.4	1,564.4	1,713.8
Earnings from operations	60.4	95.4	73.1	149.0
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(24.4)	(25.1)	(48.0)	(44.4)
Amortization of deferred financing fees	(1.0)	(1.1)	(2.1)	(2.3)
Loss on debt extinguishment	0.0	0.0	0.0	(25.3)
Other income (expense), net	2.9	(3.1)	5.4	(2.3)
Total other expense	(22.5)	(29.3)	(44.7)	(74.3)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes on income	37.9	66.1	28.4	74.7
Provision for taxes on income	14.7	19.2	13.5	21.8
Earnings from continuing operations	23.2	46.9	14.9	52.9
Discontinued operations:
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $0.1, $(0.3), $(0.0) and $(0.3), respectively	0.1	(0.3)	0.0	(1.3)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $0.0, $0.0, $0.0 and $0.0, respectively	0.0	0.0	0.0	(9.9)
Net earnings	23.3	46.6	14.9	41.7
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of income taxes	0.0	0.0	0.0	(3.9)
Net earnings attributable to Manitowoc	23.3	46.6	14.9	37.8
Amounts attributable to the Manitowoc common shareholders:
Earnings from continuing operations	23.2	46.9	14.9	48.6
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0.1	(0.3)	0.0	(0.9)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0.0	0.0	0.0	(9.9)
Net earnings attributable to Manitowoc	$ 23.3	$ 46.6	$ 14.9	$ 37.8
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	$ 0.17	$ 0.35	$ 0.11	$ 0.36
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.01)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.07)
Earnings per share attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	0.17	0.35	0.11	0.28
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	0.17	0.34	0.11	0.35
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.01)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.07)
Earnings per share attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	$ 0.17	$ 0.34	$ 0.11	$ 0.28
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	136,130,861	134,990,382	135,887,738	134,590,994
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	137,985,899	137,426,642	137,431,565	137,420,479

The aggregate total costs related to engineering, selling and administrative expenses. Engineering expenses pertains to improving existing products and developing new products, selling administrative expenses relate to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. It includes direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Finally general and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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