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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill | The following tables present the change in Goodwill and components of Acquired client relationships during the nine months ended September 30, 2015:
|  | Goodwill
|  | Institutional |  | Mutual Fund |  | High Net Worth |  | Total
Balance, as of December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 1,159.1 |  |  | $ | 1,125.3 |  |  | $ | 368.4 |  |  | $ | 2,652.8 |
New investments(1) |  | 1.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 27.4 |  |  | 29.0 |
Foreign currency translation |  | (21.8 | ) |  | 0.7 |  |  | (13.4 | ) |  | (34.5 | )
Balance, as of September 30, 2015 |  | $ | 1,138.9 |  |  | $ | 1,126.0 |  |  | $ | 382.4 |  |  | $ | 2,647.3 |
Schedule of Changes in the Components of Acquired Client Relationships |
| Acquired Client Relationships
| Definite-lived |  | Indefinite-lived |  | Total
| Gross Book Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Net Book Value |  | Net Book Value
Balance, as of December 31, 2014 | $ | 1,255.1 |  |  | $ | (565.0 | ) |  | $ | 690.1 |  |  | $ | 1,088.3 |  |  | $ | 1,778.4 |
New investments(1) | 23.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 23.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 23.6 |
Intangible amortization and impairments | — |  |  | (86.4 | ) |  | (86.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (86.4 | )
Foreign currency translation | (3.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3.6 | ) |  | (12.3 | ) |  | (15.9 | )
Balance, as of September 30, 2015 | $ | 1,275.1 |  |  | $ | (651.4 | ) |  | $ | 623.7 |  |  | $ | 1,076.0 |  |  | $ | 1,699.7 |
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(1) | On April 1, 2015, the Company completed its investment in Baker Street Advisors, LLC.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
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