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Property, Plant, Equipment and Mineral Rights and Reserves (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant, Equipment and Mineral Rights and Reserves [Abstract]  
Property, plant, equipment and mineral rights and reserves
Property, plant, equipment and mineral rights and reserves consisted of the following:

     
December 31,
 
     
  
2013
  
2012
 
Mineral rights and reserves
 
$
5.0
  
$
48.6
 
Land
  
10.7
   
13.0
 
Buildings and improvements
  
87.9
   
104.9
 
Machinery and equipment
  
437.4
   
414.5
 
Construction in progress
  
47.9
   
32.6
 
 
  
588.9
   
613.6
 
                  
Range of useful lives to depreciate plant and equipment
The range of useful lives to depreciate plant and equipment is as follows:

    
   
Buildings and improvements
3-50 years
Machinery and equipment
1-24 years
      
Depreciation and depletion charged to income
Depreciation and depletion were charged to income as follows:

      
 
2013
  
2012
  
2011
 
Depreciation expense
 
$
44.1
  
$
39.3
  
$
35.0
 
Depletion expense
  
1.5
   
1.6
   
2.6
 
 
  
45.6
   
40.9
   
37.6