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Acquisitions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Tubular Steel |
Acquisitions |
Schedule of allocation of the purchase price of acquisition to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed |
| (in millions)
Cash | $ | 0.2
Accounts receivable |  | 10.6
Inventories |  | 57.6
Property, plant and equipment |  | 43.4
Goodwill |  | 96.0
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 61.7
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |  | 27.3
Other current and long-term assets |  | 0.1
Total assets acquired |  | 296.9
Other current and long-term liabilities |  | 5.8
Net assets acquired | $ | 291.1

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