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10. Other Income and Expenses
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure
10. OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE, NET

Other (income) expense, net includes the following components (in millions):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and investment income
 
$
(13.4
)
 
$
(11.4
)
 
$
(8.2
)
Net realized losses (gains) on investments
 
0.3

 
(8.7
)
 
(0.7
)
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments
 
0.3

 
1.0

 
2.1

Losses (gains) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
 
0.5

 
(3.8
)
 
0.2

Miscellaneous other (income) expense items, net
 
(0.5
)
 
1.0

 
(1.0
)
Other (income) expense, net
 
$
(12.8
)
 
$
(21.9
)
 
$
(7.6
)


Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments were recorded in 2013, 2012 and 2011 on certain of our available-for-sale investments in light of the continuing declines in their market prices at that time, primarily associated with our investment in a sovereign nation with large deficits and our decision to sell holdings in a particular adviser account.  

In December 2012, we sold a building for $6.4 million in our Clinical Diagnostics segment that was associated with a 1999 acquisition. We recognized a gain on the sale of $4.3 million and a portion of goodwill recorded in a 1999 acquisition was written off of $1.0 million.