Restructuring (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure

RESTRUCTURING

For additional details regarding the Company’s restructuring activities, reference is made to Note 14 of the Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in the Company’s 2016 Annual Report.

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, the Company made the strategic decision to discontinue a molecular diagnostic product line in its Diagnostics segment. As a result, the Company recorded $76 million of pretax restructuring, impairment and other related charges ($51 million after-tax or $0.07 per diluted share). These charges included $49 million of noncash charges for the impairment of certain technology-related intangible assets as well as related inventory and property, plant, and equipment with no further use. In addition, the Company incurred $27 million of cash restructuring costs primarily related to employee severance and related charges. Substantially all restructuring activities related to this discontinued product line were completed in the three-month period ended June 30, 2017.

The restructuring, impairment and other related charges incurred during the three-month period ended June 30, 2017 related to these discontinued product line in the Diagnostics segment are reflected in the following captions in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Statement of Earnings ($ in millions):

Cost of sales	$	20.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses	55.2
Total	$	75.9