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Affiliate Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Affiliate Equity |
Summary of Affiliate Equity Expense | The following is a summary of Affiliate equity expense:
| 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015
Controlling interest | $ | 56.4 |  |  | $ | 47.4 |  |  | $ | 16.9 |
Tax benefit | (21.7 | ) |  | (18.2 | ) |  | (6.5 | )
Controlling interest, net | $ | 34.7 |  |  | $ | 29.2 |  |  | $ | 10.4 |
Non-controlling interest | 15.9 |  |  | 37.0 |  |  | 51.6 |
Total | $ | 50.6 |  |  | $ | 66.2 |  |  | $ | 62.0 |
Summary of Affiliate Equity Unrecognized Expense | The following is a summary of unrecognized Affiliate equity expense:
| Unrecognized Affiliate Equity Expense
Period | Controlling Interest |  | Remaining Life |  | Non-Controlling Interest |  | Remaining Life
2013 | $ | 36.1 |  |  | 3 years |  | $ | 32.1 |  |  | 7 years
2014 | 29.5 |  |  | 3 years |  | 41.6 |  |  | 6 years
2015 | 22.4 |  |  | 3 years |  | 51.9 |  |  | 5 years
Schedule of the Changes in Redeemable Non-controlling Interests | The following table presents the changes in Redeemable non-controlling interests:
|  | 2014 |  | 2015
Balance, as of January 1 |  | $ | 641.9 |  |  | $ | 645.5 |
Repurchases of redeemable Affiliate equity |  | (61.7 | ) |  | (161.3 | )
Transfers from Non-controlling interests |  | 22.7 |  |  | 49.5 |
Changes in redemption value |  | 43.0 |  |  | 81.6 |
Decrease attributable to consolidated products |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (2.8 | )
Balance, as of December 31 |  | $ | 645.5 |  |  | $ | 612.5 |
Schedule of the Effect of Changes in the Company'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,
|  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015
Net income (controlling interest) |  | $ | 360.5 |  |  | $ | 452.1 |  |  | $ | 516.0 |
Increase in controlling interest paid-in capital related to Affiliate equity issuances |  | 13.1 |  |  | 2.5 |  |  | 0.7 |
Decrease in controlling interest paid-in capital related to Affiliate equity repurchases |  | (87.1 | ) |  | (35.8 | ) |  | (89.8 | )
Net income attributable to controlling interest and transfers (to) or from Non-controlling interests |  | $ | 286.5 |  |  | $ | 418.8 |  |  | $ | 426.9 |

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