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Goodwill (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Goodwill. |
Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill |
|  | (in millions) |  |
Balance at January 1, 2015 |  | $ | 1,736.4 |  |
Acquisition |  | 0.3 |  |
Purchase price allocation adjustment |  | (0.4 | ) |
Effect of foreign currency translation |  | (3.9 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2015 |  | $ | 1,732.4 |  |

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