SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Years ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Sales:	($ in millions)
Chlor Alkali Products	$	1,305.6		$	1,412.3		$	1,428.9
Chemical Distribution	293.8			406.4			156.3
Winchester	738.4			777.6			617.6
Intersegment sales elimination	(96.6		)	(81.3		)	(18.1		)
Total sales	$	2,241.2		$	2,515.0		$	2,184.7
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes:
Chlor Alkali Products	$	130.1		$	203.8		$	263.2
Chemical Distribution	—			9.7			4.5
Winchester	127.3			143.2			55.2
Corporate/Other	(38.1		)	(62.6		)	(51.8		)
Restructuring charges	(15.7		)	(5.5		)	(8.5		)
Acquisition costs	—			—			(8.3		)
Other operating income	1.5			0.7			7.6
Interest expense	(43.8		)	(38.6		)	(26.4		)
Interest income	1.3			0.6			1.0
Other income (expense)	0.1			(1.3		)	(11.3		)
Income from continuing operations before taxes	$	162.7		$	250.0		$	225.2
Earnings of non-consolidated affiliates:
Chlor Alkali Products	$	1.7		$	2.8		$	3.0
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Chlor Alkali Products	$	103.6		$	102.1		$	88.9
Chemical Distribution	15.8			15.4			5.5
Winchester	16.3			14.9			13.6
Corporate/Other	3.4			2.9			2.9
Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	139.1		$	135.3		$	110.9
Capital spending:
Chlor Alkali Products	$	48.0		$	65.5		$	221.3
Chemical Distribution	1.6			2.5			0.8
Winchester	21.4			21.2			32.1
Corporate/Other	0.8			1.6			1.5
Total capital spending	$	71.8		$	90.8		$	255.7

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Assets:	($ in millions)
Chlor Alkali Products	$	1,617.7	$	1,695.8
Chemical Distribution	321.3		335.3
Winchester	361.0		339.2
Corporate/Other	398.1		432.5
Total assets	$	2,698.1	$	2,802.8
Investments—affiliated companies (at equity):
Chlor Alkali Products	$	23.3	$	21.6
Goodwill:
Chlor Alkali Products	$	627.4	$	627.4
Chemical Distribution	119.7		119.7
Total Goodwill	$	747.1	$	747.1

Segment geographic data

	Years ended December 31,
Geographic Data:	2014			2013			2012
Sales:	($ in millions)
United States	$	2,051.4		$	2,316.2		$	1,970.5
Foreign	189.8			198.8			214.2
Transfers between areas:
United States	57.4			53.4			53.5
Foreign	54.7			109.0			85.5
Eliminations	(112.1		)	(162.4		)	(139.0		)
Total sales	$	2,241.2		$	2,515.0		$	2,184.7

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Assets:	($ in millions)
United States	$	2,484.9	$	2,574.9
Foreign	213.2		227.9
Total assets	$	2,698.1	$	2,802.8