Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2018

Fair Values Of The Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed

The following summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition for all acquisitions consummated during the nine-month period ended September 28, 2018 ($ in millions):



	IDT			Others			Total
Trade accounts receivable	$	36.0		$	5.3		$	41.3
Inventories	15.1			—			15.1
Property, plant and equipment	88.6			0.4			89.0
Goodwill	1,239.9			70.5			1,310.4
Other intangible assets, primarily customer relationships, trade names and technology	759.0			30.0			789.0
Trade accounts payable	(5.5		)	(2.7		)	(8.2		)
Other assets and liabilities, net	(31.0		)	(8.4		)	(39.4		)
Net assets acquired	2,102.1			95.1			2,197.2
Less: noncash consideration	(23.9		)	—			(23.9		)
Net cash consideration	$	2,078.2		$	95.1		$	2,173.3

Results Of Operations If Acquisition Was Consummated

The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have been achieved had the acquisitions been consummated as of that time ($ in millions, except per share amounts):



	Three-Month Period Ended				Nine-Month Period Ended
	September 28, 2018		September 29, 2017		September 28, 2018		September 29, 2017
Sales	$	4,855.6	$	4,629.4	$	14,632.2	$	13,572.1
Net earnings from continuing operations	663.8		561.2		1,906.1		1,581.1
Diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations	0.93		0.80		2.69		2.24