Other (Income) Expenses, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other (Income) Expenses

Other (Income) Expenses, Net

The major components of this Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations caption are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30						September 30
(In thousands)	2018			2017			2018			2017
Employee termination benefit costs	$	1,037		$	2,536		$	3,249		$	4,947
Net gains (a)	(1,262		)	(4,821		)	(2,359		)	(4,815		)
Other costs to exit activities	11			327			475			495
Impaired asset write-downs	—			539			113			820
Contingent consideration adjustments	412			—			412			—
Other	430			182			(320		)	282
Other (income) expenses, net	$	628		$	(1,237	)	$	1,570		$	1,729

(a) Net gains result from the sales of redundant properties (primarily land, buildings and related equipment) and non-core assets.

The caption, Other, above includes the adjustment to previously accrued amounts related to Other (income) expenses, net for which the ultimate settlement of such liability was less than previous estimates.