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OTHER
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
OTHER OTHER
Other general income - net
Included in Other general income - net were the following:
Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2024202320242023
Provisions for environmental matters - net$(14.1)$0.6 $(10.5)$13.3 
Gain on divestiture of business (see Note 3)— (20.1)— (20.1)
Gain on sale or disposition of assets(19.8)(16.2)(23.2)(20.8)
Other0.3 3.2 2.1 5.6 
Other general income - net$(33.6)$(32.5)$(31.6)$(22.0)
Provisions for environmental matters - net represent initial provisions for site-specific estimated costs of environmental investigation or remediation and increases or decreases to environmental-related accruals as information becomes available upon which more accurate costs can be reasonably estimated and as additional accounting guidelines are issued. Provisions for environmental matters - net for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 included an immaterial amount of insurance proceeds related to environmental cleanup at a current manufacturing site. See Note 8 for further details on the Company’s environmental-related activities.
The Gain on sale or disposition of assets represents gains associated with the sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets previously used in the conduct of the primary business of the Company.
There were no items within the Other caption that were individually significant.
Other income - net
Included in Other income - net were the following:
Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2024202320242023
Net investment gains$(3.8)$(15.5)$(8.9)$(18.7)
Net expense from banking activities4.4 3.9 7.7 7.8 
Foreign currency transaction related (gains) losses - net(4.6)16.8 3.0 23.6 
Miscellaneous periodic benefit income(4.9)(5.1)(9.8)(10.2)
Other income(25.2)(15.8)(34.2)(30.4)
Other expense2.1 9.9 2.5 18.9 
Other income - net$(32.0)$(5.8)$(39.7)$(9.0)
Net investment gains primarily relate to the change in market value of the investments held in the deferred compensation plan and bonds issued by a foreign government. See Note 13 for additional information on the fair value of these investments.
Foreign currency transaction related (gains) losses - net include the impact from foreign currency transactions, including from highly inflationary economies such as Argentina, and net realized (gains) losses from foreign currency option and forward contracts. See Note 12 for additional information regarding these foreign currency contracts.
Miscellaneous periodic benefit income consists of the non-service components of pension and other postretirement benefit net periodic benefit cost (credit). See Note 7.
Other income and other expense include items of revenue, gains, expenses and losses that were unrelated to the primary business purpose of the Company. There were no items within the other income or other expense caption that were individually significant.