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Goodwill (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill |
Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill |
|  | (in millions) |
Balance at January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 1,691.6 |
Acquisitions |  | 34.3 |
Purchase price allocation adjustments |  | 2.1 |
Sale of business |  | (17.1 | )
Effect of foreign currency translation |  | (3.4 | )
Balance at September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 1,707.5 |

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