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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill |
Gross goodwill, beginning of the period | $ 824.3
Accumulated impairments, balance at the beginning of the period | (483.9)
Goodwill, balance at the beginning of the period | 340.4
Gross goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | 13.1
Accumulated impairments, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | (8.1)
Goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | 5.0
Gross goodwill, end of the period | 837.4
Accumulated impairments, balance at the end of the period | (492.0)
Goodwill, balance at the end of the period | 345.4
HVAC segment |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill |
Gross goodwill, beginning of the period | 258.5
Accumulated impairments, balance at the beginning of the period | (144.2)
Goodwill, balance at the beginning of the period | 114.3
Gross goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | 4.7
Accumulated impairments, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | (0.5)
Goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | 4.2
Gross goodwill, end of the period | 263.2
Accumulated impairments, balance at the end of the period | (144.7)
Goodwill, balance at the end of the period | 118.5
Detection and Measurement segment |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill |
Gross goodwill, beginning of the period | 214.4
Accumulated impairments, balance at the beginning of the period | (134.2)
Goodwill, balance at the beginning of the period | 80.2
Gross goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | 2.2
Accumulated impairments, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | (1.8)
Goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | 0.4
Gross goodwill, end of the period | 216.6
Accumulated impairments, balance at the end of the period | (136.0)
Goodwill, balance at the end of the period | 80.6
Engineered Solutions segment |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill |
Gross goodwill, beginning of the period | 351.4
Accumulated impairments, balance at the beginning of the period | (205.5)
Goodwill, balance at the beginning of the period | 145.9
Gross goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | 6.2
Accumulated impairments, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | (5.8)
Goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation and Other | 0.4
Gross goodwill, end of the period | 357.6
Accumulated impairments, balance at the end of the period | (211.3)
Goodwill, balance at the end of the period | $ 146.3

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