ACQUISITION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Acquisition [Abstract]

ACQUISITION

ACQUISITION

On October 5, 2015 (the Closing Date), we completed the acquisition (the Acquisition) from The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) of its U.S. Chlor Alkali and Vinyl, Global Chlorinated Organics and Global Epoxy businesses (collectively, the Acquired Business), whose operating results are included in the accompanying financial statements since the Closing Date.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we incurred costs related to the integration of the Acquired Business of $7.0 million and $10.2 million, respectively, which consisted of advisory, legal, accounting and other professional fees.