diff --git a/components/layout/block.rs b/components/layout/block.rs
index f87c837daf2..2eb7f76857f 100644
--- a/components/layout/block.rs
+++ b/components/layout/block.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ use flow::{BaseFlow, EarlyAbsolutePositionInfo, Flow, FlowClass, ForceNonfloated
 use flow::{ImmutableFlowUtils, LateAbsolutePositionInfo, OpaqueFlow, FragmentationContext, FlowFlags};
 use flow_list::FlowList;
 use fragment::{CoordinateSystem, Fragment, FragmentBorderBoxIterator, Overflow, FragmentFlags};
+use gfx::display_list::DisplayListSection;
 use gfx_traits::print_tree::PrintTree;
 use incremental::RelayoutMode;
 use layout_debug;
@@ -1794,6 +1795,23 @@ impl BlockFlow {
         as_margins.to_physical(writing_mode)
     }
 
+    pub fn background_border_section(&self) -> DisplayListSection {
+        if self.base.flags.is_float() {
+            DisplayListSection::BackgroundAndBorders
+        } else if self.base
+            .flags
+            .contains(FlowFlags::IS_ABSOLUTELY_POSITIONED)
+        {
+            if self.fragment.establishes_stacking_context() {
+                DisplayListSection::BackgroundAndBorders
+            } else {
+                DisplayListSection::BlockBackgroundsAndBorders
+            }
+        } else {
+            DisplayListSection::BlockBackgroundsAndBorders
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 
 impl Flow for BlockFlow {
diff --git a/components/layout/display_list/builder.rs b/components/layout/display_list/builder.rs
index eb5475f3d0a..a57a625097d 100644
--- a/components/layout/display_list/builder.rs
+++ b/components/layout/display_list/builder.rs
@@ -2863,20 +2863,7 @@ impl BlockFlowDisplayListBuilding for BlockFlow {
         state: &mut DisplayListBuildState,
         border_painting_mode: BorderPaintingMode,
     ) {
-        let background_border_section = if self.base.flags.is_float() {
-            DisplayListSection::BackgroundAndBorders
-        } else if self.base
-            .flags
-            .contains(FlowFlags::IS_ABSOLUTELY_POSITIONED)
-        {
-            if self.fragment.establishes_stacking_context() {
-                DisplayListSection::BackgroundAndBorders
-            } else {
-                DisplayListSection::BlockBackgroundsAndBorders
-            }
-        } else {
-            DisplayListSection::BlockBackgroundsAndBorders
-        };
+        let background_border_section = self.background_border_section();
 
         state.processing_scrolling_overflow_element = self.has_scrolling_overflow();
 
diff --git a/components/layout/table.rs b/components/layout/table.rs
index 7faf638f295..daea0bd600e 100644
--- a/components/layout/table.rs
+++ b/components/layout/table.rs
@@ -996,8 +996,8 @@ impl<'table> Iterator for TableCellStyleIterator<'table> {
                 let rowgroup_style = row_info.rowgroup.map(|r| r.style().get_background());
                 let row_style = row_info.row.style().get_background();
                 let cell = cell.as_mut_table_cell();
-                let (col_style, colgroup_style) = if let Some(column_style)
-                        = self.column_styles.get(self.column_index_relative as usize) {
+                let (col_style, colgroup_style) = if let Some(column_style) =
+                        self.column_styles.get(self.column_index_relative as usize) {
                     let styles = (column_style.col_style.clone(), column_style.colgroup_style.clone());
                     // FIXME incoming_rowspan
                     let cell_span = cell.fragment().column_span();
@@ -1008,8 +1008,8 @@ impl<'table> Iterator for TableCellStyleIterator<'table> {
                         // move to the next column
                         self.column_index_relative += 1;
                         self.column_index_relative_offset -= current_col.span;
-                        if let Some(column_style)
-                            = self.column_styles.get(self.column_index_relative as usize) {
+                        if let Some(column_style) =
+                            self.column_styles.get(self.column_index_relative as usize) {
                             current_col = column_style;
                         } else {
                             break;
@@ -1052,4 +1052,3 @@ impl<'table> Iterator for TableCellStyleIterator<'table> {
         self.next()
     }
 }
-