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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The carrying value of goodwill by segment was as follows:

			Application Software						Network Software & Systems						Measurement &Analytical Solutions						Process Technologies						Total
Balances at December 31, 2018			$	5,236.1					$	2,623.7					$	1,174.7					$	312.3					$	9,346.8
Goodwill acquired			143.4						1,303.6						—						—						1,447.0
Currency translation adjustments			8.3						8.8						3.3						2.2						22.6
Reclassifications and other			1.6						(2.6)						—						—						(1.0)
Balances at December 31, 2019			$	5,389.4					$	3,933.5					$	1,178.0					$	314.5					$	10,815.4
Goodwill acquired			3,399.0						134.0						—						—						3,533.0
Currency translation adjustments			14.5						16.6						12.8						4.5						48.4
Reclassifications and other			(0.6)						(1.0)						—						—						(1.6)
Balances at December 31, 2020			$	8,802.3					$	4,083.1					$	1,190.8					$	319.0					$	14,395.2

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets were comprised of:

			Cost						Accum. amort.						Net book value
Assets subject to amortization:
Customer related intangibles			$	4,955.4					$	(1,349.4)					$	3,606.0
Unpatented technology			613.0						(279.6)						333.4
Software			172.2						(111.5)						60.7
Patents and other protective rights			12.0						(8.0)						4.0
Trade names			7.9						(4.1)						3.8
Assets not subject to amortization:
Trade names			659.8						—						659.8
Balances at December 31, 2019			$	6,420.3					$	(1,752.6)					$	4,667.7
Assets subject to amortization:
Customer related intangibles			$	7,494.7					$	(1,703.8)					$	5,790.9
Unpatented technology			942.8						(363.9)						578.9
Software			172.4						(127.4)						45.0
Patents and other protective rights			13.0						(6.7)						6.3
Trade names			7.3						(5.6)						1.7
Assets not subject to amortization:
Trade names			784.1						—						784.1
Balances at December 31, 2020			$	9,414.3					$	(2,207.4)					$	7,206.9

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Disclosure of other intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization as applicable. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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