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3. Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Level Table (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 06, 2016
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Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restricted Investments, at Fair Value |  | $ 4.6 | $ 4.6 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 1,238.9 | 1,115.6 |
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure | [2] | 3.1 | 0.6 |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 1,283.0 | 1,173.7 |
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | [3] | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability | [4] | 26.0 | 38.5 |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 27.7 | 39.8 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restricted Investments, at Fair Value |  | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 894.1 | 767.8 |
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure | [2] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 913.8 | 790.1 |
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | [3] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability | [4] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restricted Investments, at Fair Value |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 344.8 | 347.8 |
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure | [2] | 3.1 | 0.6 |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 369.2 | 383.6 |
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | [3] | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability | [4] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restricted Investments, at Fair Value |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure | [2] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | [3] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability | [4] | 26.0 | 38.5 |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 26.0 | 38.5 |
US Government Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 5.0 | 1.1 |
US Government Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
US Government Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 5.0 | 1.1 |
US Government Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Commercial Paper [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 16.3 | 14.1 |
Commercial Paper [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Commercial Paper [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 16.3 | 14.1 |
Commercial Paper [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Foreign Time Deposits [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 10.2 | 11.8 |
Foreign Time Deposits [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 10.2 | 11.8 |
Foreign Time Deposits [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Foreign Time Deposits [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Domestic time deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] |  | 20.0 |
Domestic time deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] |  | 0.0 |
Domestic time deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] |  | 20.0 |
Domestic time deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] |  | 0.0 |
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 4.9 | 5.9 |
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 4.9 | 5.9 |
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 36.4 | 52.9 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 15.1 | 17.7 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 21.3 | 35.2 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | [5] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Brokered certificates of deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Brokered certificates of deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Brokered certificates of deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Brokered certificates of deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Marketable Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 894.1 | 767.8 |
Marketable Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 894.1 | 767.8 |
Marketable Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Marketable Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Municipal Obligations (Member) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 14.8 | 15.4 |
Municipal Obligations (Member) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Municipal Obligations (Member) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 14.8 | 15.4 |
Municipal Obligations (Member) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Foreign Government Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 2.9 | 4.4 |
Foreign Government Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Foreign Government Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 2.9 | 4.4 |
Foreign Government Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 189.0 | 179.4 |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 189.0 | 179.4 |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
US Government Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 72.8 | 82.5 |
US Government Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
US Government Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 72.8 | 82.5 |
US Government Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 61.7 | 62.5 |
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 61.7 | 62.5 |
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability |  | 3.2 | 14.5 |
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability |  | 22.8 | 24.0 |
Short-term Investments [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 382.4 | 383.2 |
Short-term Investments [Member] | Brokered certificates of deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Short-term Investments [Member] | Marketable Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 37.8 | 35.7 |
Short-term Investments [Member] | Municipal Obligations (Member) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 14.8 | 15.4 |
Short-term Investments [Member] | Foreign Government Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 2.9 | 4.4 |
Short-term Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 189.0 | 179.4 |
Short-term Investments [Member] | US Government Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 72.8 | 82.5 |
Short-term Investments [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 61.5 | 62.2 |
Other Investments [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 856.5 | $ 732.4 |
Analytical Flow Cytometer Platform [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability |  | 26.0 |  | $ 23.3
Sales milestone minimum amount [Member] | Analytical Flow Cytometer Platform [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, Low |  | $ 0.0 |  |
[1] | Available-for-sale investments are included in the following accounts in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
| March 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Short-term investments | $ | 382.4 |  |  | $ | 383.2 |
Other investments | 856.5 |  |  | 732.4 |
Total | $ | 1,238.9 |  |  | $ | 1,115.6 |
[2] | Forward foreign exchange contracts in an asset position are included in Other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[3] | Forward foreign exchange contracts in a liability position are included in Other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[4] | Contingent consideration liability is included in the following accounts in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
| March 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Other current liabilities | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | 14.5 |
Other long-term liabilities | 22.8 |  |  | 24.0 |
Total | $ | 26.0 |  |  | $ | 38.5 |
[5] | Cash equivalents are included in Cash and cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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