Special Charges, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Special charges for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 are described in more detail below and in the applicable sections that follow:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Employee termination costs	$	2.5	$	1.7	$	4.5
Facility consolidation costs	—		—		0.2
Other cash costs, net	0.2		—		0.1
Non-cash asset write-downs	—		3.6		0.3
Total	$	2.7	$	5.3	$	5.1

2017 Charges:



	Employee Termination Costs		Facility Consolidation Costs		Other Cash Costs, Net		Non-Cash Asset Write-downs		Total Special Charges
HVAC segment	$	0.4	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	0.4
Detection and Measurement segment	0.3		—		—		—		0.3
Engineered Solutions segment	1.7		—		0.2		—		1.9
Corporate	0.1		—		—		—		0.1
Total	$	2.5	$	—	$	0.2	$	—	$	2.7

2016 Charges:



	Employee Termination Costs		Facility Consolidation Costs		Other Cash Costs, Net		Non-Cash Asset Write-downs		Total Special Charges
HVAC segment	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Detection and Measurement segment	0.5		—		—		0.3		0.8
Engineered Solutions segment	1.2		—		—		3.3		4.5
Corporate	—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	1.7	$	—	$	—	$	3.6	$	5.3

2015 Charges:



	Employee Termination Costs		Facility Consolidation Costs		Other Cash Costs, Net			Non-Cash Asset Write-downs		Total Special Charges
HVAC segment	$	0.9	$	0.1	$	(0.2	)	$	0.3	$	1.1
Detection and Measurement segment	0.9		—		—			—		0.9
Engineered Solutions segment	1.6		0.1		0.3			—		2.0
Corporate	1.1		—		—			—		1.1
Total	$	4.5	$	0.2	$	0.1		$	0.3	$	5.1

The following is an analysis of our restructuring liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:



	December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	0.9		$	1.6		$	1.7
Special charges⁽¹⁾	2.7			1.7			4.8
Utilization — cash	(3.0		)	(2.1		)	(5.1		)
Currency translation adjustment and other	—			(0.3		)	0.2
Balance at the end of year	$	0.6		$	0.9		$	1.6

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⁽¹⁾	The years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 excluded $0.0, $3.6 and $0.3, respectively, of non-cash charges that impacted special charges but not the restructuring liabilities.