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Goodwill & Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Rollforward Of Goodwill
The following table shows the rollforward of goodwill reflected in the financial statements resulting from the Company’s activities during 2013 and 2012 ($ in millions).  

 
Test &
Measurement
 
Environmental
 
Life
Sciences &
Diagnostics
 
Dental
 
Industrial
Technologies
 
Total
Balance, January 1, 2012
$
3,038.0

 
$
1,449.2

 
$
5,842.0

 
$
2,122.1

 
$
2,023.0

 
$
14,474.3

Attributable to 2012 acquisitions
187.9

 
104.6

 
356.2

 
32.6

 
334.4

 
1,015.7

Foreign currency translation & other
(3.8
)
 
1.1

 
(59.3
)
 
13.3

 
20.7

 
(28.0
)
Balance, December 31, 2012
3,222.1

 
1,554.9

 
6,138.9

 
2,168.0

 
2,378.1

 
15,462.0

Attributable to 2013 acquisitions
67.2

 
214.1

 
256.4

 

 
47.0

 
584.7

Foreign currency translation & other
(22.4
)
 
82.4

 
(90.5
)
 
28.6

 
(6.6
)
 
(8.5
)
Balance, December 31, 2013
$
3,266.9

 
$
1,851.4

 
$
6,304.8

 
$
2,196.6

 
$
2,418.5

 
$
16,038.2

Finite Lived Intangible And Indefinite Assets By Major Class
Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their legal or estimated useful life. The following summarizes the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major category of intangible asset ($ in millions):
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
Finite-lived intangibles:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patents and technology
$
1,376.5

 
$
(606.4
)
 
$
1,289.2

 
$
(499.5
)
Customer relationships and other intangibles
3,640.0

 
(1,123.9
)
 
3,528.1

 
(863.8
)
Total finite-lived intangibles
5,016.5

 
(1,730.3
)
 
4,817.3

 
(1,363.3
)
Indefinite-lived intangibles:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trademarks and trade names
2,961.5

 

 
2,890.0

 

Total intangibles
$
7,978.0

 
$
(1,730.3
)
 
$
7,707.3

 
$
(1,363.3
)