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NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST: (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST: |
Summary of non-controlling interest activity | The following table presents the non-controlling interest activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in millions):
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Balance as of January 1, |  | $ | 24.0 |  | $ | 21.0 |
Net earnings |  | 4.4 |  | 5.3 |
Dividend paid |  | (1.1 | ) | (2.3 | )
Other |  | (0.2 | ) | (0.1 | )
Balance as of September 30, |  | $ | 27.1 |  | $ | 23.9 |

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