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Goodwill
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
GOODWILL
GOODWILL

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. The following table shows changes to our goodwill balances by segment during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
 
 
Wisconsin
 
Illinois
 
Other States
 
Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure
 
Total
(in millions)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Goodwill balance as of January 1
 
$
2,104.3

 
$
2,109.5

 
$
758.7

 
$
731.2

 
$
183.2

 
$
182.8

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,046.2

 
$
3,023.5

Adjustment to Integrys purchase price allocation
 

 
(5.2
)
 

 
27.5

 

 
0.4

 

 

 

 
22.7

Acquisition of Bluewater (1)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
7.3

 

 
7.3

 

Goodwill balance as of December 31 (2)
 
$
2,104.3

 
$
2,104.3

 
$
758.7

 
$
758.7

 
$
183.2

 
$
183.2

 
$
7.3

 
$

 
$
3,053.5

 
$
3,046.2



(1) 
See Note 2, Acquisitions, for more information on the acquisition of Bluewater.

(2) 
We had no accumulated impairment losses related to our goodwill as of December 31, 2017.

In the third quarter of 2017, annual impairment tests were completed at all of our reporting units that carried a goodwill balance as of July 1, 2017. No impairments resulted from these tests.