Property, Plant and Equipment, Net ("PP&E")

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net ("PP&E")

5. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (“PP&E”)

PP&E consist of the following:

	December 31,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Land	$	25.5	$	25.7
Buildings and improvements		281.7		280.4
Machinery and equipment		599.3		577.5
Software		86.4		83.0
Office equipment and other assets		57.2		57.7
Construction in progress		71.5		42.9
Gross Property, Plant and Equipment		1,121.6		1,067.2
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		505.4		473.1
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	$	616.2	$	594.1

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Depreciation and amortization on PP&E	$	57.1	$	59.7	$	56.0
Interest charges capitalized (in construction in progress)	$	0.7	$	0.4	$	0.8

The Company recognized charges related to equipment obsolescence, which occur in the ordinary course of business, and plant impairment charges during the three year period ended December 31, 2014 as follows:

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Segments:
Consumer Domestic	$	1.2	$	1.7	$	1.6
Consumer International		0.2		0.0		0.4
Specialty Products		0.0		0.1		0.1
Total	$	1.4	$	1.8	$	2.1

The impairment charges in 2014 and 2013, and the Consumer Domestic and SPD impairment charges in2012 are due to idling of equipment. The 2012 Consumer International charge is due to the cancelation of a software project.