Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Apr. 03, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

GOODWILL

The following is a rollforward of the Company’s goodwill ($ in millions):

Balance, December 31, 2014	$	16,964.2
Attributable to 2015 acquisitions	183.3
Foreign currency translation & other	(436.0		)
Balance, April 3, 2015	$	16,711.5

The carrying value of goodwill by segment is summarized as follows ($ in millions):

	April 3, 2015		December 31, 2014
Test & Measurement	$	3,197.4	$	3,238.4
Environmental	1,894.1		1,937.3
Life Sciences & Diagnostics	6,331.0		6,345.2
Dental	3,047.4		3,142.9
Industrial Technologies	2,241.6		2,300.4
Total goodwill	$	16,711.5	$	16,964.2

The Company has not identified any "triggering" events which indicate a potential impairment of goodwill in 2015.