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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | The following table presents changes in our redeemable noncontrolling interests.
| Years ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 249.1 |  |  | $ | 227.2 |  |  | $ | 243.4 |
Change in related noncontrolling interest balance | 3.2 |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | 1.1 |
Changes in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests: |  |  |  |  |
Additions | 18.7 |  |  | 16.2 |  |  | 0.0 |
Redemptions and reclassifications | (7.9 | ) |  | (2.3 | ) |  | (14.2 | )
Redemption value adjustments | (5.7 | ) |  | 3.4 |  |  | (3.1 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 257.4 |  |  | $ | 249.1 |  |  | $ | 227.2 |
Cash Paid For Current And Prior Years' Acquisitions | Details of cash paid for current and prior years' acquisitions are listed below.
| Years ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Cost of investment: current-year acquisitions | $ | 97.3 |  |  | $ | 67.7 |  |  | $ | 156.8 |
Cost of investment: prior-year acquisitions | 14.0 |  |  | 28.5 |  |  | 40.6 |
Less: net cash acquired | (29.9 | ) |  | (7.1 | ) |  | (14.8 | )
Total cost of investment | 81.4 |  |  | 89.1 |  |  | 182.6 |
Operating expense 1 | 3.4 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 3.2 |
Total cash paid for acquisitions 2 | $ | 84.8 |  |  | $ | 91.1 |  |  | $ | 185.8 |
1 | Represents cash payments made that were either in excess of the contractual value or contingent upon the future employment of the former owners of acquired companies.
2 | Of the total cash paid, $13.6, $27.6 and $37.1 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are classified under the financing section of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows within acquisition-related payments. These amounts relate to increases in our ownership interests in our consolidated subsidiaries as well as deferred payments for acquisitions. Of the total cash paid, $67.8, $61.5 and $145.5 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are classified under the investing section of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows within acquisitions, net of cash acquired. These amounts relate to initial payments for new transactions.

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