Other (Income) Expenses, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of other (income) expenses

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.