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Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill

Goodwill

4.  Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is as follows:

		(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2011		$	1,244.3
Acquisition		3.1
Effect of foreign currency translation		2.2
Balance as of March 31, 2012		$	1,249.6

We had no accumulated impairment losses related to goodwill as of March 31, 2012.

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