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Acquisitions Cash Paid for Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Cash Paid for Acquisitions [Abstract] |  |  |
Cost of investment: current-year acquisitions 1 | $ 2,323.4 | $ 36.8 | $ 65.7
Cost of investment: prior-year acquisitions | 33.9 | 54.6 | 40.7
Less: net cash acquired | (13.8) | (7.1) | (13.6)
Total cost of investment | 2,343.5 | 84.3 | 92.8
Operating payments | 19.4 | 47.1 | 19.1
Total cash paid for acquisitions | 2,362.9 | 131.4 | 111.9
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 2,309.8 | 30.6 | 52.0
Payments for previous acquisition, financing cash flows | $ 33.7 | $ 53.7 | $ 40.8

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