CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Consolidated revenue	$ 2,378.4	$ 2,305.0	$ 2,194.6
Consolidated expenses:
Compensation and related expenses	987.2	979.0	932.4
Selling, general and administrative	417.7	373.1	398.1
Intangible amortization and impairments	114.8	86.4	110.2
Interest expense	80.6	87.8	91.7
Depreciation and other amortization	22.0	20.3	19.5
Other expenses (net)	69.7	58.0	43.3
Total consolidated expenses	1,692.0	1,604.6	1,595.2
Equity method income (loss) (net)	(0.2)	302.2	328.8
Investment and other income	27.4	64.5	46.4
Income before income taxes	713.6	1,067.1	974.6
Income tax expense	181.3	58.4	235.6
Net income	532.3	1,008.7	739.0
Net income (non-controlling interests)	(288.7)	(319.2)	(266.2)
Net income (controlling interest)	$ 243.6	$ 689.5	$ 472.8
Average shares outstanding (basic) (in shares)	53.6	56.0	54.2
Average shares outstanding (diluted) (in shares)	53.8	58.6	57.0
Earnings per share (basic) (in dollars per share)	$ 4.55	$ 12.30	$ 8.73
Earnings per share (diluted) (in dollars per share)	$ 4.52	$ 12.03	$ 8.57

Amortization and Impairments of Intangible Assets

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- Definition

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of tangible assets to periods in which the assets are used and held and to allocate the cost of issuing debt to periods in which the debt is outstanding. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by (used in) operations using the indirect method.

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