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Business Combinations (Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill By Operating Segment) (Detail) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance as of fiscal year 2016 | $ 2,077.6 |
Additions due to acquisitions | 65.4 |
Purchase price adjustments- prior years' acquisitions | (0.1) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 47.7 |
Divestiture (1) | (6.9) | [1]
Balance as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017 | 2,183.7 |
Buildings and Infrastructure [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance as of fiscal year 2016 | 663.7 |
Additions due to acquisitions |  |
Purchase price adjustments- prior years' acquisitions | (0.1) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 27.2 |
Divestiture (1) | 0.0 | [1]
Balance as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017 | 690.8 |
Geospatial [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance as of fiscal year 2016 | 405.1 |
Additions due to acquisitions | 0.0 |
Purchase price adjustments- prior years' acquisitions | 0.0 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 10.8 |
Divestiture (1) | (6.9) | [1]
Balance as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017 | 409.0 |
Resources and Utilities [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance as of fiscal year 2016 | 217.7 |
Additions due to acquisitions | 31.9 |
Purchase price adjustments- prior years' acquisitions | 0.0 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 5.1 |
Divestiture (1) | 0.0 | [1]
Balance as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017 | 254.7 |
Transportation [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance as of fiscal year 2016 | 791.1 |
Additions due to acquisitions | 33.5 |
Purchase price adjustments- prior years' acquisitions | 0.0 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 4.6 |
Divestiture (1) | 0.0 | [1]
Balance as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017 | $ 829.2 |
[1] | In the first quarter of 2017, the Company sold its ThingMagic business, which was part of the Geospatial segment.

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