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Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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
|  | 2018 |  | 2019
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 2,662.5 |  |  | $ | 2,633.4 |
Foreign currency translation |  | (29.1 | ) |  | 18.3 |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 2,633.4 |  |  | $ | 2,651.7 |
Schedule of Changes in, and the Components of, Acquired Client Relationships |
|  | Acquired Client Relationships (Net)
|  | Definite-lived |  | Indefinite-lived |  | Total
|  | Gross Book Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Net Book Value |  | Net Book Value
Balance, as of December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 1,295.5 |  |  | $ | (874.5 | ) |  | $ | 421.0 |  |  | $ | 1,028.7 |  |  | $ | 1,449.7 |
Intangible amortization and impairments |  | — |  |  | (114.4 | ) |  | (114.4 | ) |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (114.8 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | (3.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3.0 | ) |  | (22.0 | ) |  | (25.0 | )
Balance, as of December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 1,292.5 |  |  | $ | (988.9 | ) |  | $ | 303.6 |  |  | $ | 1,006.3 |  |  | $ | 1,309.9 |
Intangible amortization and impairments |  | — |  |  | (93.4 | ) |  | (93.4 | ) |  | (51.1 | ) |  | (144.5 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | (0.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 17.0 |  |  | 16.6 |
Transfers(1) |  | (36.1 | ) |  | 36.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance, as of December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 1,256.0 |  |  | $ | (1,046.2 | ) |  | $ | 209.8 |  |  | $ | 972.2 |  |  | $ | 1,182.0 |
__________________________ (1) Transfers includes acquired client relationships at Affiliates that were deconsolidated during the period.

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