10 Other Operating Charges, net

The major components of “Other operating charges, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31 are reflected in the table below and described in the paragraphs following the table:



	Years Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2019		2018			2017
Reorganization expenses	$	2.9	$	8.0		$	2.3
Miscellaneous environmental accruals	1.0		—			—
Directors' equity-based compensation expense (benefit)	0.3		(2.3		)	(2.8		)
Gain on divested assets, net	—		(24.0		)	—
Costs associated with facility closures	—		—			16.7
Other	2.1		0.8			0.6
	$	6.3	$	(17.5	)	$	16.8

2019

During 2019, we recorded a $6.3 million net loss in "Other operating charges, net". The components of the net loss include:


•	expenses of $2.9 million on reorganization expenses, and


•	expenses of $1.0 million associated with certain environmental liabilities primarily related to asbestos remediation.

2018

During 2018, we recorded a $17.5 million net gain in "Other operating charges, net". The components of the net credits include:


•	income of $2.3 million relating to directors' equity based compensation,


•	a gain of $24.0 million related to the sale of the Ladysmith facility (see Note 9 "Asset Divestiture" for further discussion), and


•	expenses of $8.0 million related to reorganization expenses.

2017

During 2017, we recorded a $16.8 million net loss in "Other operating charges, net". The components of the net loss include:


•	income of $2.8 million relating to directors' equity based compensation,


•	expenses of $2.3 million on reorganization expenses, and


•	expenses of $16.7 million relating to closures of the Oklahoma facility and the Long Island facility .