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Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Goodwill

The following tables present the changes in the Company’s consolidated Affiliates’ Goodwill and components of Acquired client relationships (net):

		Goodwill
		Total
Balance, as of December 31, 2016		$	2,628.1
Foreign currency translation		5.6
Balance, as of March 31, 2017		$	2,633.7

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, 2016	$	1,290.0			$	(788.1	)		$	501.9			$	995.5			$	1,497.4
Intangible amortization and impairments	—				(21.9		)		(21.9		)		—				(21.9		)
Foreign currency translation	1.0				—				1.0				5.9				6.9
Balance, as of March 31, 2017	$	1,291.0			$	(810.0	)		$	481.0			$	1,001.4			$	1,482.4

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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.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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