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Supplementary Data (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Supplementary Data [Abstract] |
Accrued Liabilities | Accrued Liabilities The following table presents the components of accrued liabilities.
| June 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Salaries, benefits and related expenses | $ | 333.6 |  |  | $ | 502.4 |
Acquisition obligations | 68.8 |  |  | 50.1 |
Office and related expenses | 43.6 |  |  | 51.0 |
Interest | 16.7 |  |  | 17.3 |
Other | 125.7 |  |  | 139.5 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 588.4 |  |  | $ | 760.3 |
Other (Expense) Income, Net | Results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 include certain items that are not directly associated with our revenue-producing operations.
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Six months ended June 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Losses on sales of businesses and investments | $ | (2.2 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | (18.5 | ) |  | $ | (0.2 | )
Other income, net | 2.1 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 1.0 |
Total other (expense) income, net | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | (17.2 | ) |  | $ | 0.8 |
Share Repurchase Program | The following table presents our share repurchase activity under our share repurchase programs for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.
| Six months ended June 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Number of shares repurchased | 5.0 |  |  | 4.9 |
Aggregate cost, including fees | $ | 112.5 |  |  | $ | 102.0 |
Average price per share, including fees | $ | 22.47 |  |  | $ | 20.87 |

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