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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Business Acquisitions and Investment |
Business acquisitions |
Schedule of final consideration transferred to acquire all of the acquired entity's stock | ​
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(millions) | ​ | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Net tangible assets acquired | ​ | ​ | $20.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $3.6 | ​
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Identifiable intangible assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Customer relationships |  |  | 60.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 75.0 | ​
Trademarks |  |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 4.7 | ​
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 2.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3.0 | ​
Other technologies | ​ | ​ | 25.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1.5 | ​
Total intangible assets |  |  | 88.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 84.2 | ​
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Goodwill |  |  | 70.2 | ​ | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 140.6 | ​
Total aggregate purchase price |  |  | 179.7 | ​ | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ |  | 228.4 | ​
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Acquisition-related liabilities and contingent consideration (a) |  |  | (3.9) | ​ | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ |  | (4.4) | ​
Total cash paid for acquisitions, including acquisition-related | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
liabilities and contingent consideration, net of cash acquired | ​ | ​ | $175.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | ​ | $224.0 | ​
​ (a)Subsequent to the acquisitions, $1.4 in contingent consideration was remitted to the seller during 2021 and is included in investing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. ​
Purolite |
Business acquisitions |
Schedule of assets acquired and liabilities assumed | ​
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(millions) | ​ | December 1, 2021
Tangible assets | ​ | ​ | $361.9 | ​
Identifiable intangible assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Customer relationships | ​ | ​ | 870.0 | ​
Other technologies | ​ |  | 285.0 | ​
Trademarks | ​ | ​ | 73.0 | ​
Total assets acquired | ​ |  | 1,589.9 | ​
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Goodwill | ​ | ​ | 2,260.6 | ​
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Total liabilities | ​ | ​ | 144.8 | ​
Total consideration transferred to sellers, net of cash acquired | ​ |  | $3,705.7 | ​

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