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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information | Segment results are shown below ($ in millions):
| For The Year Ended December 31
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Sales: |  |  |  |  |
Professional Instrumentation | $ | 3,139.1 |  |  | $ | 2,891.6 |  |  | $ | 2,974.2 |
Industrial Technologies | 3,516.9 |  |  | 3,332.7 |  |  | 3,204.6 |
Total | $ | 6,656.0 |  |  | $ | 6,224.3 |  |  | $ | 6,178.8 |
Operating Profit: |  |  |  |  |
Professional Instrumentation | $ | 709.7 |  |  | $ | 642.3 |  |  | $ | 694.8 |
Industrial Technologies | 718.7 |  |  | 667.4 |  |  | 617.2 |
Other | (73.5 | ) |  | (63.7 | ) |  | (42.3 | )
Total | $ | 1,354.9 |  |  | $ | 1,246.0 |  |  | $ | 1,269.7 |
Identifiable assets: |  |  |  |  |
Professional Instrumentation | $ | 5,588.1 |  |  | $ | 3,905.2 |  |  | $ | 3,894.0 |
Industrial Technologies | 3,773.7 |  |  | 3,294.8 |  |  | 3,316.6 |
Other | 1,138.8 |  |  | 989.8 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 10,500.6 |  |  | $ | 8,189.8 |  |  | $ | 7,210.6 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Professional Instrumentation | $ | 82.0 |  |  | $ | 99.4 |  |  | $ | 103.5 |
Industrial Technologies | 86.1 |  |  | 75.7 |  |  | 73.4 |
Other | 6.0 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 174.1 |  |  | $ | 176.4 |  |  | $ | 176.9 |
Capital expenditures, gross: |  |  |  |  |
Professional Instrumentation | $ | 37.0 |  |  | $ | 36.2 |  |  | $ | 34.6 |
Industrial Technologies | 96.8 |  |  | 84.4 |  |  | 85.5 |
Other | 2.3 |  |  | 9.0 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 136.1 |  |  | $ | 129.6 |  |  | $ | 120.1 |
Schedule of Operations in Geographical Areas | Operations in Geographical Areas:
| For The Year Ended December 31
($ in millions) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Sales: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 3,636.1 |  |  | $ | 3,471.2 |  |  | $ | 3,415.8 |
China | 612.1 |  |  | 536.0 |  |  | 501.4 |
Germany | 307.7 |  |  | 268.1 |  |  | 268.2 |
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales) | 2,100.1 |  |  | 1,949.0 |  |  | 1,993.4 |
Total | $ | 6,656.0 |  |  | $ | 6,224.3 |  |  | $ | 6,178.8 |
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 5,931.2 |  |  | $ | 4,480.7 |  |  | $ | 4,333.9 |
United Kingdom | 405.8 |  |  | 353.4 |  |  | 359.2 |
Germany | 295.9 |  |  | 262.7 |  |  | 349.1 |
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total long-lived assets) | 930.9 |  |  | 604.3 |  |  | 574.3 |
Total | $ | 7,563.8 |  |  | $ | 5,701.1 |  |  | $ | 5,616.5 |
Schedule of Sales by Major Product Group | Sales by Major Product Group:
| For The Year Ended December 31
($ in millions) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Professional tools and equipment | $ | 4,352.5 |  |  | $ | 4,005.9 |  |  | $ | 3,959.7 |
Industrial automation, controls and sensors | 1,207.7 |  |  | 1,138.2 |  |  | 1,170.5 |
Franchise distribution | 626.2 |  |  | 618.1 |  |  | 590.4 |
All other | 469.6 |  |  | 462.1 |  |  | 458.2 |
Total | $ | 6,656.0 |  |  | $ | 6,224.3 |  |  | $ | 6,178.8 |

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