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ACQUISITION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
ACQUISITION
NOTE 4. ACQUISITION

On October 5, 2015 (the Closing Date), we completed the acquisition (the Acquisition) from The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) 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 years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we incurred costs related to the integration of the Acquired Business of $1.0 million and $12.8 million, respectively, which consisted of advisory, legal, accounting and other professional fees.