Write-downs, Reserves, and Project Opening Costs, net of Recoveries

Write-downs, reserves, and project opening costs, net of recoveries include project opening costs and various pre-tax charges to record contingent liability reserves, costs associated with efficiency projects, project write-offs, demolition costs, and other non-routine transactions, net of recoveries of previously recorded non-routine reserves.

The components of write-downs, reserves, and project opening costs, net of recoveries are as follows:



	Quarter Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Remediation costs	$	5.4		$	6.4		$	24.4		$	12.4
Divestitures and abandonments	2.4			28.1			16.3			36.2
Project opening costs	7.0			2.8			11.6			4.7
Other	(14.3		)	(4.5		)	(7.6		)	3.6
Total write-downs, reserves, and project opening costs, net of recoveries	$	0.5		$	32.8		$	44.7		$	56.9

Remediation costs primarily relate to projects at certain of our Las Vegas properties.

Divestitures and abandonments include losses on divested or abandoned assets, demolition costs and costs associated with various projects that are determined to no longer be viable. Costs incurred in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 primarily relate to a previously halted development project and land lease obligations in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Project opening costs represents costs associated exclusively with opening a new property or project.

Other includes contingent liability reserves, recoveries, a gain related to Thistledown Racetrack, LLC in the third quarter of 2012, cash received in a settlement related to a timeshare development agreement in the third quarter of 2013 and other non-routine, non-operating amounts.