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Intangible Assets, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Intangible Assets, net

Summarizes the Company's intangible assets, net

		December 31, 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		$	7.3		$	(6.9	)	$	7.1		$	(6.7	)
Loan fees			31.2			(17.6	)		23.9			(14.1	)
Customer lists/relationships			477.7			(114.2	)		379.3			(83.7	)
Software—internal use			8.1			(4.7	)		8.1			(3.8	)
Other			6.6			(2.2	)		4.9			(1.7	)
			530.9			(145.6	)		423.3			(110.0	)
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Trade names			510.6			—			442.5			—
		$	1,041.5		$	(145.6	)	$	865.8		$	(110.0	)

Summary of estimated aggregate amortization expense

		(in millions)
2012		$	40.4
2013			40.4
2014			38.4
2015			36.8
2016			35.1

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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

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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