Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

Discontinued Operations

The Company has retained costs from previously sold businesses that mainly include expenses related to postretirement benefits, product liability and legal costs (mostly asbestos related). The components of Discontinued operations, net of tax for the three months ended March 31 were as follows:

	Three months ended
In millions	2017			2016
Pre-tax earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	$	(9.1	)	$	21.0
Tax benefit (expense)	2.6			5.9
Discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(6.5	)	$	26.9

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 consists of various items including losses realized from asbestos-related matters, environmental expenditures, and pension expenses. Pre-tax earnings from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 primarily consists of income realized from a settlement with insurance carriers related to asbestos. Refer to Note 18, "Commitments and Contingencies," for more information regarding asbestos-related matters.