NOTE 2. SEGMENT RESULTS

In connection with the announced sale of our EMEA and Pacific Rim businesses, our former EMEA and Pacific Rim segments have been excluded from our results of continuing operations and segment assets. As a result, our operating segments are as follows: Mineral Fiber, Architectural Specialties and Unallocated Corporate.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net sales
Mineral Fiber	$	212.8	$	199.0	$	610.2	$	578.9
Architectural Specialties		47.7		34.9		126.2		100.4
Total net sales	$	260.5	$	233.9	$	736.4	$	679.3

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Segment operating income (loss)
Mineral Fiber	$	71.8		$	73.1		$	175.0		$	192.7
Architectural Specialties		11.3			7.7			28.2			20.6
Unallocated Corporate		(1.8	)		(6.9	)		(6.3	)		(12.9	)
Total consolidated operating income	$	81.3		$	73.9		$	196.9		$	200.4

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2018			2017		2018			2017
Total consolidated operating income	$	81.3		$	73.9	$	196.9		$	200.4
Interest expense		9.9			8.8		28.9			26.6
Other non-operating (income) expense, net		(9.2	)		12.3		(27.3	)		(4.9	)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	80.6		$	52.8	$	195.3		$	178.7

Segment assets	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Mineral Fiber	$	1,126.7	$	1,193.5
Architectural Specialties		84.7		53.2
Unallocated Corporate		500.8		320.7
Total consolidated assets	$	1,712.2	$	1,567.4

In connection with the closing of our St. Helens, Oregon Mineral Fiber manufacturing facility in the second quarter of 2018, we recorded $2.1 million and $14.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 in cost of goods sold related to accelerated depreciation of property, plant and equipment. During the fourth quarter of 2017, we recorded $4.0 million in cost of goods sold related to accelerated depreciation of property, plant and equipment within our Unallocated Corporate segment.