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Business Combinations (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Acquisition Method for Recording Business Combinations | During the three-month period ended March 31, 2022, 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):
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|  | Common |  |  | Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Recorded |  |  | Recorded |  |  | Potential |
Name and Effective |  | Shares |  |  | Share |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accrued |  |  | Escrow |  |  | Earnout |  |  | Purchase |  |  | Earnout |
Date of Acquisition |  | Issued |  |  | Value |  |  | Cash Paid |  |  | Liability |  |  | Deposited |  |  | Payable |  |  | Price |  |  | Payable |
|  | (000s) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Devitt Insurance Services Ltd February 1, 2022 (DIS) |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 73.6 |  |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | 3.4 |  |  | $ | 12.5 |  |  | $ | 90.8 |  |  | $ | 12.5 |
Four other acquisitions completed in 2022 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16.3 |  |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | 23.6 |  |  |  | 8.4 |
|  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 89.9 |  |  | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | 16.7 |  |  | $ | 114.4 |  |  | $ | 20.9 |
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, 2022 (in millions):
|  |  |  |  |  | Four Other |  |  |  |  |
|  | DIS |  |  | Acquisitions |  |  | Total |
Cash and restricted cash |  | $ | 3.9 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | 5.3 |
Other current assets |  |  | 18.5 |  |  |  | 33.5 |  |  |  | 52.0 |
Fixed assets |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.4 |
Noncurrent assets |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 1.7 |
Goodwill |  |  | 54.4 |  |  |  | 14.5 |  |  |  | 68.9 |
Expiration lists |  |  | 33.3 |  |  |  | 11.3 |  |  |  | 44.6 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 4.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4.1 |
Trade names |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.8 |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 116.7 |  |  |  | 61.1 |  |  |  | 177.8 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 15.3 |  |  |  | 32.1 |  |  |  | 47.4 |
Noncurrent liabilities |  |  | 10.6 |  |  |  | 5.4 |  |  |  | 16.0 |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  | 25.9 |  |  |  | 37.5 |  |  |  | 63.4 |
Total net assets acquired |  | $ | 90.8 |  |  | $ | 23.6 |  |  | $ | 114.4 |
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, 2021 (in millions, except per share data):
| Three-month period ended |
| March 31, |
| 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Total revenues | $ | 2,438.1 |  |  | $ | 2,171.0 |
Net earnings attributable to controlling interests |  | 438.6 |  |  |  | 382.2 |
Basic net earnings per share |  | 2.10 |  |  |  | 1.96 |
Diluted net earnings per share |  | 2.05 |  |  |  | 1.92 |

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