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Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Goodwill.

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

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​	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2019	$	1,870.8
Acquisition	​	1.0
Purchase price allocation adjustments	​	(0.5)
Foreign currency translation gain	​	1.5
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	1,872.8

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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