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Acquisitions (Table) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Tonka Water [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions [Table Text Block] |
Millions |
Assets Acquired |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | $1.6 |
Accounts Receivable | 5.1 |
Other Current Assets | 4.4 |
Trade Names (a) | 0.9 |
Goodwill (a)(b) | 18.5 |
Other Non-Current Assets | 0.2 |
Total Assets Acquired |  | $30.7 |
Liabilities Assumed |
Current Liabilities |  | $10.6 |
Non-Current Liabilities | 0.7 |
Total Liabilities Assumed |  | $11.3 |
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired |  | $19.4 |
(a) Presented within Goodwill and Intangible Assets – Net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. (See Note 4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets.)
(b) | Recognized goodwill is attributable to the assembled workforce and anticipated synergies. For tax purposes, the purchase price allocation resulted in $4.1 million of deductible goodwill.
Water & Energy Systems Technology [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions [Table Text Block] |
Millions |
Assets Acquired |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | $0.1 |
Other Current Assets | 1.0 |
Customer Relationships (a) | 2.8 |
Goodwill (a)(b) | 4.2 |
Other Non-Current Assets | 0.1 |
Total Assets Acquired |  | $8.2 |
Liabilities Assumed |
Current Liabilities |  | $0.3 |
Non-Current Liabilities | 1.2 |
Total Liabilities Assumed |  | $1.5 |
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired |  | $6.7 |
(a) | Presented within Goodwill and Intangible Assets – Net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. (See Note 4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets.)
(b) | For tax purposes, the purchase price allocation resulted in no allocation to goodwill.

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