Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

The components of property, plant and equipment, net are as follows:



	December 31,
(in millions)	2014		2013
Land and land improvements	$	9.9	$	10.5
Buildings and building improvements	86.9		93.2
Machinery and equipment	639.6		701.1
Capital leases	2.0		2.2
Assets in process	9.9		5.1
Property, plant and equipment, gross	748.3		812.1
Less accumulated depreciation	644.6		689.3
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	103.7	$	122.8

Depreciation expense associated with property, plant and equipment was $25.0 million, $33.5 million and $36.3 million for the years ended December 31, 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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