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Equity Method Investments in Affiliates (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Aggregate Purchase Price Allocation for Investments | The purchase price allocation for the 2016 investments was as follows:
|  | Total
Definite-lived acquired client relationships(1) |  | $ | 560.8 |
Indefinite-lived acquired client relationships |  | 36.9 |
Tangible assets |  | 2.0 |
Deferred tax liability |  | (91.8 | )
Goodwill |  | 854.4 |
Consideration paid |  | $ | 1,362.3 |
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(1) | The expected period of economic benefit utilized in the purchase price allocation for these definite-lived acquired client relationships was 15 years.
Schedule of Changes in Equity Method Investments in Affiliates | The following table presents the change in Equity method investments in Affiliates:
| 2016 |  | 2017
Balance, January 1, | $ | 1,937.1 |  |  | 3,368.3 |
Equity method earnings | 388.0 |  |  | 501.4 |
Equity method intangible amortization and impairments | (59.2 | ) |  | (199.2 | )
Distributions of earnings from equity method investments | (346.4 | ) |  | (429.8 | )
Investments | 1,361.3 |  |  | 29.8 |
Foreign currency translation | 8.0 |  |  | 62.3 |
Other(1) | 79.5 |  |  | (28.1 | )
Balance, December 31, | $ | 3,368.3 |  |  | $ | 3,304.7 |
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(1) | Primarily reflects deferred income taxes recorded on new investments.
The following table presents summarized financial information for Affiliates accounted for under the equity method:
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2015(2) |  | 2016(2) |  | 2017
Revenue(1) |  | $ | 2,217.1 |  |  | $ | 2,200.9 |  |  | $ | 3,126.3 |
Net income(1) |  | 431.5 |  |  | 1,068.9 |  |  | 2,182.7 |
|  | December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2017
Assets |  | $ | 1,915.3 |  |  | $ | 3,324.9 |
Liabilities and Non-controlling interests |  | 862.4 |  |  | 1,405.5 |
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(1) | Revenue and the associated Net income include asset and performance based fees and the impact of consolidated investment products.
(2) | Revenue and Net income reflect investments in new Affiliates for the full-year, regardless of the date of the Company’s investment.
Schedule of Financial Information for Affiliates Accounted for Under the Equity Method | The following table presents the change in Equity method investments in Affiliates:
| 2016 |  | 2017
Balance, January 1, | $ | 1,937.1 |  |  | 3,368.3 |
Equity method earnings | 388.0 |  |  | 501.4 |
Equity method intangible amortization and impairments | (59.2 | ) |  | (199.2 | )
Distributions of earnings from equity method investments | (346.4 | ) |  | (429.8 | )
Investments | 1,361.3 |  |  | 29.8 |
Foreign currency translation | 8.0 |  |  | 62.3 |
Other(1) | 79.5 |  |  | (28.1 | )
Balance, December 31, | $ | 3,368.3 |  |  | $ | 3,304.7 |
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(1) | Primarily reflects deferred income taxes recorded on new investments.
The following table presents summarized financial information for Affiliates accounted for under the equity method:
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2015(2) |  | 2016(2) |  | 2017
Revenue(1) |  | $ | 2,217.1 |  |  | $ | 2,200.9 |  |  | $ | 3,126.3 |
Net income(1) |  | 431.5 |  |  | 1,068.9 |  |  | 2,182.7 |
|  | December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2017
Assets |  | $ | 1,915.3 |  |  | $ | 3,324.9 |
Liabilities and Non-controlling interests |  | 862.4 |  |  | 1,405.5 |
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(1) | Revenue and the associated Net income include asset and performance based fees and the impact of consolidated investment products.
(2) | Revenue and Net income reflect investments in new Affiliates for the full-year, regardless of the date of the Company’s investment.

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