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Fixed Assets and Lease Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Fixed Assets and Lease Commitments

Schedule of fixed assets

		December 31,
		2011			2012
Building and leasehold improvements		$	59.1		$	74.7
Office equipment			34.1			38.9
Furniture and fixtures			20.6			16.3
Land and improvements			17.9			18.1
Computer software			20.5			21.4
Fixed assets, at cost			152.2			169.4
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(83.1	)		(87.9	)
Fixed assets, net		$	69.1		$	81.5

Schedule of aggregate future minimum payments for operating leases

		Required Minimum Payments
2013		$	26.9
2014			26.4
2015			24.0
2016			18.3
2017			16.3
Thereafter			64.0

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Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date.

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