Discontinued operations and dispositions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Operating results of discontinued operations

The following table summarizes the operating results of Nexeo Plastics for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, as presented in “Net (loss) income from discontinued operations” on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

(in millions)	Three months ended June 30, 2019		Six months ended June 30, 2019
External sales	$	—	$	156.9
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation)	—		136.7
Outbound freight and handling	—		3.5
Warehousing, selling and administrative	—		7.9
Other expenses	—		1.4
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes	$	—	$	7.4
Income tax expense from discontinued operations (1)	0.7		2.0
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	$	(0.7)	$	5.4

(1)The provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2019 includes an adjustment to the tax expense related to the one month operations reported as of March 31, 2019.

Income before income taxes attributable to disposed of Environmental Sciences business (Details)

The following summarizes the income before income taxes attributable to the Environmental Sciences business:

(in millions)	Three months ended June 30, 2019		Six months ended June 30, 2019
Income before income taxes	$	12.5	$	14.7