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NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST: |
Summary of non-controlling interest activity | The following table presents the non-controlling interest activity for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in millions):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Balance as of January 1, |  | $ | 32.1 |  | $ | 28.2 |
Net earnings |  | 2.6 |  | 2.3 |
Dividend paid |  | (0.4 | ) | (0.5 | )
Balance as of June 30, |  | $ | 34.3 |  | $ | 30.0 |

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