Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and intangible assets at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were (in millions):



	2015							2014
	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Value
Goodwill	$	9,219.2	$	(536.5	)	$	8,682.7	$	9,377.6	$	(555.4	)	$	8,822.2
Intangible assets:
Purchased and internally developed software	$	309.2	$	(238.1	)	$	71.1	$	298.7	$	(221.4	)	$	77.3
Customer related and other	691.8		(424.0		)	267.8		702.1		(390.0		)	312.1
	$	1,001.0	$	(662.1	)	$	338.9	$	1,000.8	$	(611.4	)	$	389.4

We evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually at the end of the second quarter of the year and whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. At June 30, 2015, we performed Step 1 of the annual impairment test and compared the fair value of each of our reporting units to its respective carrying value, including goodwill. Based on the results of our impairment test, we concluded that our goodwill was not impaired at June 30, 2015 because the fair value of each of our reporting units was substantially in excess of its respective net book value.

Changes in goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were (in millions):



	2015			2014
January 1	$	8,822.2		$	8,916.0
Acquisitions	88.3			131.4
Dispositions	(2.9		)	(1.6		)
Foreign currency translation	(224.8		)	(170.6		)
September 30	$	8,682.7		$	8,875.2

There were no goodwill impairment losses recorded in the first nine months of 2015 or 2014 and there are no accumulated goodwill impairment losses. Goodwill for acquisitions completed in 2015 and 2014 includes $4.5 million and $27.6 million, respectively, of goodwill attributed to noncontrolling interests in the acquired businesses.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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