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Investments in Joint Ventures (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Investments in Joint Ventures |
Schedule of results of operations and selected other information of joint venture investment |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Revenues |  | $ | 517.5 |  | $ | 527.0 |
Gross profit |  |  | 223.3 |  |  | 221.9 |
Income from continuing operations |  |  | 89.4 |  |  | 87.9 |
Net income |  |  | 89.4 |  |  | 87.9 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 13.3 |  |  | 12.0 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 11.0 |  |  | 10.4 |
Dividends received by SPX |  |  | 30.3 |  |  | 35.2 |
Undistributed earnings attributable to SPX Corporation |  |  | 20.0 |  |  | 8.4 |
SPX's equity earnings in EGS |  |  | 41.9 |  |  | 39.0 |
Schedule of condensed balance sheet information for joint venture investment |
|  | 2013 |
Current assets |  | $ | 180.4 |
Non-current assets |  |  | 336.4 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 108.0 |
Non-current liabilities |  |  | 24.0 |

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