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Intangible Assets, net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Intangible Assets, net

Summarizes the Company's intangible assets, net

		September 30, 2011						December 31, 2010
		Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization
		(in millions)
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Covenants not to compete		$	7.4		$	(6.9	)	$	7.1		$	(6.7	)
Loan fees		31.2			(17.4		)	23.9			(14.1		)
Customer lists/relationships		470.5			(104.9		)	379.3			(83.7		)
Software — internal use		8.1			(4.5		)	8.1			(3.8		)
Other		4.9			(2.0		)	4.9			(1.7		)
		522.1			(135.7		)	423.3			(110.0		)
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Trade names		523.4			—			442.5			—
		$	1,045.5		$	(135.7	)	$	865.8		$	(110.0	)

Summary of estimated aggregated amortization expense

2011		$	9.9
2012		39.5
2013		39.4
2014		37.4
2015		35.8
2016		34.2

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of amortizable finite-lived intangible assets, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization along with the disclosure of the carrying value of indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class.

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Tabular disclosure of the estimated aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Publisher FASB

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-Article

-Subparagraph (a)

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905858&loc=d3e16323-109275

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