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Affiliate Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Affiliate Equity |
Summary of Affiliate Equity Expense | The following is a summary of Affiliate equity expense:
| 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016
Controlling interest | $ | 47.4 |  |  | $ | 16.9 |  |  | $ | 10.0 |
Non-controlling interest | 37.0 |  |  | 51.6 |  |  | 31.2 |
Total | $ | 84.4 |  |  | $ | 68.5 |  |  | $ | 41.2 |
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
2014 | $ | 29.5 |  |  | 3 years |  | $ | 41.6 |  |  | 6 years
2015 | 22.4 |  |  | 3 years |  | 51.9 |  |  | 5 years
2016 | 31.3 |  |  | 4 years |  | 70.7 |  |  | 5 years
Schedule of the Effect of Changes in the Company's Ownership Interest in its Affiliates on the Controlling Interest's Equity |
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016
Net income (controlling interest) |  | $ | 433.9 |  |  | $ | 509.5 |  |  | $ | 472.8 |
Increase in controlling interest paid-in capital from purchases and sales of Affiliate equity issuances |  | 4.1 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 1.6 |
Decrease in controlling interest paid-in capital related to Affiliate equity repurchases |  | (33.2 | ) |  | (87.6 | ) |  | (38.0 | )
Net income attributable to controlling interest and transfers (to) or from Non-controlling interests |  | $ | 404.8 |  |  | $ | 422.8 |  |  | $ | 436.4 |

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