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Acquisitions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
2014 acquisitions |
Acquisitions |
Schedule of allocation of the purchase price of acquisition to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed |
|  | (in millions) |
Cash |  | $ | 1.6 |
Accounts receivable |  | 67.1 |
Inventories |  | 89.2 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 23.4 |
Goodwill |  | 51.2 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 37.5 |
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |  | 39.0 |
Other current and long-term assets |  | 1.5 |
Total assets acquired |  | 310.5 |
Deferred taxes |  | 9.0 |
Current and long-term debt |  | 39.2 |
Other current and long-term liabilities |  | 53.1 |
Total liabilities assumed |  | 101.3 |
Net assets acquired |  | $ | 209.2 |

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