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Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Unamortized Intangible Assets (AMS) |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets | $ 6.8 | $ 5.1 | $ 18.1 | $ 15.3 |
Estimated average amortization, remainder of year | 25.2 |  | 25.2 |  |
Estimated average amortization, year one | 25.2 |  | 25.2 |  |
Estimated average amortization, year two | 25.2 |  | 25.2 |  |
Estimated average amortization, year three | 25.2 |  | 25.2 |  |
Estimated average amortization, year four | 25.2 |  | 25.2 |  |
Estimated average amortization, year five | 25.2 |  | 25.2 |  |
AMS |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Intangible Assets (AMS) |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 418.3 |  | 418.3 |  | $ 336.5
Accumulated Amortization | 100.1 |  | 100.1 |  | 82.0
Accumulated Impairments | 20.7 |  | 20.7 |  | 20.7
Accumulated Foreign Exchange | 0.2 |  | 0.2 |  | 2.5
Net Carrying Amount | 297.3 |  | 297.3 |  | 231.3
AMS | Trade names |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Intangible Assets (AMS) |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Impairments | 0.1 |  | 0.1 |  | 0.1
Accumulated Foreign Exchange | (0.2) |  | (0.2) |  | 0.0
Unamortized Intangible Assets (AMS) |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 20.0 |  | 20.0 |  | 20.0
Net Carrying Amount | 20.1 |  | 20.1 |  | 19.9
AMS | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Intangible Assets (AMS) |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 339.2 |  | 339.2 |  | 276.3
Accumulated Amortization | 82.8 |  | 82.8 |  | 67.7
Accumulated Impairments | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Accumulated Foreign Exchange | (0.3) |  | (0.3) |  | 1.8
Net Carrying Amount | 256.7 |  | 256.7 |  | 206.8
AMS | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Intangible Assets (AMS) |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 42.1 |  | 42.1 |  | 34.0
Accumulated Amortization | 13.2 |  | 13.2 |  | 10.9
Accumulated Impairments | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Accumulated Foreign Exchange | 0.2 |  | 0.2 |  | 0.4
Net Carrying Amount | 28.7 |  | 28.7 |  | 22.7
AMS | Trade names |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Intangible Assets (AMS) |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 32.6 |  | 32.6 |  | 21.8
Accumulated Amortization | 1.3 |  | 1.3 |  | 0.8
Accumulated Impairments | 20.7 |  | 20.7 |  | 20.7
Accumulated Foreign Exchange | 0.3 |  | 0.3 |  | 0.3
Net Carrying Amount | 10.3 |  | 10.3 |  | 0.0
AMS | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Intangible Assets (AMS) |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 2.9 |  | 2.9 |  | 2.9
Accumulated Amortization | 2.3 |  | 2.3 |  | 2.2
Accumulated Impairments | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Accumulated Foreign Exchange | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Net Carrying Amount | 0.6 |  | 0.6 |  | 0.7
AMS | Patents |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Intangible Assets (AMS) |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 1.5 |  | 1.5 |  | 1.5
Accumulated Amortization | 0.5 |  | 0.5 |  | 0.4
Accumulated Impairments | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Accumulated Foreign Exchange | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Net Carrying Amount | $ 1.0 |  | $ 1.0 |  | $ 1.1

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