Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant & Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net, consisted of the following as of December 31, (in millions):



	2014			2013
Land	$	21.3		$	27.0
Buildings and improvements	342.9			375.0
Machinery and equipment	1,767.3			1,725.4
	2,131.5			2,127.4
Accumulated depreciation	(1,572.4		)	(1,587.8		)
	$	559.1		$	539.6

Depreciation expense for continuing operations was $93.2 million, $99.9 million and $102.9 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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