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Affiliate Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Affiliate Equity |
Summary of affiliate equity compensation expense | A summary of Affiliate equity compensation expense is as follows:
Period |  | Affiliate Equity Compensation Expense |  | Tax Benefit
2011 |  | $ | 38.1 |  |  | $ | 12.0 |
2012 |  | 60.4 |  |  | 17.0 |
2013 |  | 72.3 |  |  | 21.7 |
Schedule of the changes in redeemable non-controlling interests | The following table presents the changes in Redeemable non-controlling interests during the period:
| December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2013
Balance, as of January 1 | $ | 451.8 |  |  | $ | 477.5 |
Transactions in Redeemable non-controlling interests | (17.2 | ) |  | (52.5 | )
Changes in redemption value | 42.9 |  |  | 216.9 |
Balance, as of December 31 | $ | 477.5 |  |  | $ | 641.9 |
Schedule of the effect of changes in the entity's ownership interest in its affiliates on the controlling interest's equity | The following schedule discloses the effect of changes in the Company's ownership interests in its Affiliates on the controlling interest's equity:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2013
Net income (controlling interest) | $ | 164.9 |  |  | $ | 174.0 |  |  | $ | 360.5 |
Increase (decrease) in controlling interest paid-in capital from the sale of Affiliate equity | (28.1 | ) |  | (44.0 | ) |  | (74.0 | )
Change from Net income (controlling interest) and net transfers with non-controlling interests | $ | 136.8 |  |  | $ | 130.0 |  |  | $ | 286.5 |

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