Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 516.6	$ 803.6
Receivables, net of allowance of $5.6 million and $5.1 million, respectively	773.0	698.3
Inventories, net	514.7	457.5
Prepaid expenses	19.3	22.0
Other current assets	53.7	75.3
Total current assets	1,877.3	2,056.7
Property, plant, and equipment, net	772.4	760.1
Goodwill, net	1,504.8	1,441.8
Other intangible assets, net	1,049.5	967.7
Other long-term assets	97.7	22.9
Total assets	5,301.7	5,249.2
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	356.2	312.1
Accrued liabilities and other	250.8	258.0
Deferred revenue	26.2	25.5
Total current liabilities	633.2	595.6
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt	1,588.5	1,587.8
Deferred revenue	204.0	201.9
Other long-term liabilities	351.3	266.5
Total long-term liabilities	2,143.8	2,056.2
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par value per share (5,000,000 shares authorized and unissued)	0.0	0.0
Common stock, $1 par value per share (200,000,000 shares; 56,802,175 and 57,957,912 shares outstanding, respectively)	78.7	78.7
Additional paid-in capital	390.1	383.8
Deferred compensation equity	7.8	8.0
Treasury shares, at cost (21,677,133 and 20,534,652 shares, respectively)	(1,243.5)	(1,102.4)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(115.9)	(122.1)
Retained earnings	3,407.5	3,351.4
Total shareholders' equity	2,524.7	2,597.4
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,301.7	$ 5,249.2

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