Losses and Other Expenses, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Losses (Gains) and Other Expenses, net [Abstract]

Summary of Losses (Gains) and Other Expenses, net

Losses and other expenses, net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows (in millions):



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Realized losses on settled futures contracts	$	0.8		$	1.0		$	1.5
Foreign currency exchange losses	1.6			0.5			0.8
Losses (gains) on disposal of fixed assets	(0.3		)	(1.0		)	0.4
Net change in unrealized losses (gains) on unsettled futures contracts	0.6			0.4			(2.2		)
Asbestos-related litigation	0.9			6.3			—
Acquisition expenses	—			0.2			0.1
Special legal contingency charges	0.9			1.2			1.2
Environmental liabilities	2.0			—			—
Other items, net	0.3			0.7			0.7
Losses and other expenses, net	$	6.8		$	9.3		$	2.5

Below is information about expenses included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Research and development ⁽¹⁾	$	60.7	$	53.7	$	50.7
Advertising, promotions and marketing ⁽²⁾	41.9		45.2		59.4
Cooperative advertising expenditures ⁽³⁾	13.1		10.9		9.5
Rent expense ⁽⁴⁾	50.5		53.5		67.8

⁽¹⁾ Includes research and development costs related to discontinued operations of $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. No research and development costs related to discontinued operations were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 .

⁽²⁾ Includes advertising, promotions and marketing costs related to discontinued operations of $4.1 million and $20.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. No advertising costs related to discontinued operations were recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014. Cooperative advertising expenditures were not included in these amounts.

⁽³⁾ Cooperative advertising expenditures were included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽⁴⁾ Includes rent expense related to discontinued operations of $4.5 million and $20.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. No rent costs related to discontinued operations were recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014.