import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;

public class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
		BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
		String[] sa = br.readLine().split(" ");
		int a = Integer.parseInt(sa[0]);
		int b = Integer.parseInt(sa[1]);
		int c = Integer.parseInt(sa[2]);
		br.close();

		if (b > a) {
			System.out.println(Math.min(Math.min(b - a, b - c), Math.abs(a - c)));
		} else {
			System.out.println(Math.min(Math.min(a - b, c - b), Math.abs(a - c)));
		}
	}
}