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Business Combinations (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Acquisition Method for Recording Business Combinations | During the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, we acquired substantially all of the net assets of the following firms in exchange for our common stock and/or cash. These acquisitions have been accounted for using the acquisition method for recording business combinations (in millions, except share data):
Name and Effective Date of Acquisition |  | Common Shares Issued |  |  | Common Share Value |  |  | Cash Paid |  |  | Accrued Liability |  |  | Escrow Deposited |  |  | Recorded Earnout Payable |  |  | Total Recorded Purchase Price |  |  | Maximum Potential Earnout Payable |
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Market Financial Group, Ltd and Austin Consulting Group Inc. (MFG) January 1, 2018 |  |  | 53 |  |  | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | 33.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4.2 |  |  | $ | 4.0 |  |  | $ | 45.8 |  |  | $ | 7.0 |
McGregor & Associates (M&A) March 1, 2018 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  | 21.1 |  |  |  | 12.0 |
Five other acquisitions completed in 2018 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14.9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 21.3 |  |  |  | 12.1 |
|  |  | 60 |  |  | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | 62.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8.6 |  |  | $ | 13.6 |  |  | $ | 88.2 |  |  | $ | 31.1 |
Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Net Assets Acquired | The following is a summary of the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired at the date of each acquisition made in the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 (in millions):
|  | MFG |  |  | M&A |  |  | Five Other Acquisitions |  |  | Total |
Cash |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |
Other current assets |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 7.5 |
Fixed assets |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 2.1 |
Goodwill |  |  | 24.7 |  |  |  | 5.2 |  |  |  | 11.1 |  |  |  | 41.0 |
Expiration lists |  |  | 20.2 |  |  |  | 15.1 |  |  |  | 10.9 |  |  |  | 46.2 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.4 |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 48.5 |  |  |  | 22.3 |  |  |  | 26.6 |  |  |  | 97.4 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |  | 6.3 |
Noncurrent liabilities |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | 2.9 |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 5.3 |  |  |  | 9.2 |
Total net assets acquired |  | $ | 45.8 |  |  | $ | 21.1 |  |  | $ | 21.3 |  |  | $ | 88.2 |
Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Historical Results | The following is a summary of the unaudited pro forma historical results, as if these entities had been acquired at January 1, 2017 (in millions, except per share data):
|  | Three-month period ended March 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 1,839.5 |  |  | $ | 1,653.7 |
Net earnings attributable to controlling interests |  |  | 273.8 |  |  |  | 229.3 |
Basic net earnings per share |  |  | 1.51 |  |  |  | 1.28 |
Diluted net earnings per share |  |  | 1.48 |  |  |  | 1.27 |

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