using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Numerics;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using static System.Math;
using Debug = System.Diagnostics.Debug;
using MethodImplOptions = System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplOptions;
using MethodImplAttribute = System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplAttribute;
using static Reader;


static class P
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var a = NextInt;
        var b = NextInt;
        var c = NextInt;
        Console.WriteLine(Min(Min(Abs(a - b), Abs(a - c)), Abs(b - c)));
    }
}


static class Reader
{
    const int BUF_SIZE = 1 << 12;
    static Stream Stream = Console.OpenStandardInput();
    static byte[] Buffer = new byte[BUF_SIZE];
    static int ptr = BUF_SIZE - 1;
    static void Move() { if (++ptr >= Buffer.Length) { Stream.Read(Buffer, 0, BUF_SIZE); ptr = 0; } }


    public static int NextInt
    {
        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
        get
        {
            int res = 0; while (Buffer[ptr] < 48) Move();
            do { res = res * 10 + (int)(Buffer[ptr] ^ 48); Move(); } while (48 <= Buffer[ptr]);
            return res;
        }
    }
}