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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income Tax Provision Attributable to Controlling and Non-Controlling Interests

The consolidated income tax provision includes taxes attributable to the controlling interest and, to a lesser extent, taxes attributable to non-controlling interests as follows:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012				2013				2014
Controlling Interests:
Current tax	$	61.0			$	153.1			$	149.8
Intangible-related deferred taxes	22.7				38.1				47.8
Other deferred taxes	(12.1		)		(6.2		)		15.8
Total controlling interests	71.6				185.0				213.4
Non-controlling Interests:
Current tax	$	11.7			$	13.3			$	15.3
Deferred taxes	0.5				(4.2		)		(0.8		)
Total non-controlling interests	12.2				9.1				14.5
Provision for income taxes	$	83.8			$	194.1			$	227.9
Income before income taxes (controlling interest)	$	245.6			$	545.5			$	665.5
Effective tax rate attributable to controlling interests(1)	29.2		%		33.9		%		32.1		%

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(1) Taxes attributable to the controlling interest divided by Income before income taxes (controlling interest).

Schedule of Consolidated Provision for Income Taxes

A summary of the consolidated provision for income taxes is as follows:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012				2013				2014
Current:
Federal	$	14.5			$	104.1			$	93.8
State	14.2				21.1				27.1
Foreign	44.0				41.2				44.2
Total current	72.7				166.4				165.1
Deferred:
Federal	19.8				38.1				72.5
State	4.6				8.9				1.1
Foreign	(13.3		)		(19.3		)		(10.8		)
Total deferred	11.1				27.7				62.8
Provision for income taxes	$	83.8			$	194.1			$	227.9

Schedule of Components of Income before Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes consisted of the following:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012				2013				2014
Domestic	$	238.6			$	604.0			$	784.1
International	256.6				259.7				229.5
	$	495.2			$	863.7			$	1,013.6

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Computed Using Income before Income Taxes and Applying U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate

The Company's effective income tax rate differs from the amount computed by using income before income taxes and applying the U.S. federal income tax rate because of the effect of the following items:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2013			2014
Tax at U.S. federal income tax rate	35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit(1)	3.5			2.8			2.1
Non-deductible expenses	0.7			0.3			0.3
Valuation allowance(1)	(4.7	)		(0.3	)		—
Effect of Non-US operations	(3.3	)		(2.5	)		(5.3	)
Effect of changes in tax law, rates	(2.0	)		(1.4	)		—
Effect of income from non-controlling interests	(12.2	)		(11.4	)		(9.6	)
	17.0	%		22.5	%		22.5	%

Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

	December 31,
	2013				2014
Deferred Tax Assets
State net operating loss carryforwards	$	29.3			$	15.2
Deferred compensation	29.1				26.8
Tax benefit of uncertain tax positions	16.2				16.0
Accrued expenses	17.6				19.6
Foreign loss carryforwards	9.1				11.5
Other	—				1.4
Total deferred tax assets	101.3				90.5
Valuation allowance	(36.6		)		(18.4		)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	$	64.7			$	72.1
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Intangible asset amortization	$	(241.3	)		$	(270.9	)
Convertible securities interest	(144.7		)		(92.5		)
Non-deductible intangible amortization	(101.5		)		(126.4		)
Deferred revenue	(32.1		)		(74.0		)
Other	(2.0		)		—
Total deferred tax liabilities	(521.6		)		(563.8		)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(456.9	)		$	(491.7	)

Schedule of Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012				2013				2014
Balance, as of January 1	$	21.2			$	22.6			$	20.4
Additions based on current year tax positions	5.9				4.1				2.6
Additions based on prior years' tax positions	5.2				—				10.8
Reductions for prior years' tax provisions	(5.4		)		(0.1		)		—
Reductions related to lapses of statutes of limitations	(4.6		)		(5.4		)		(4.1		)
Additions (reductions) related to foreign exchange rates	0.3				(0.8		)		(0.9		)
Balance, as of December 31	$	22.6			$	20.4			$	28.8

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