Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Acquisitions and Dispositions

Schedule of Nalco assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of merger date

			2012
	Initial		Adjustments			March 31
(millions)	Valuation		to Fair Value			2012
Current assets	$	1,869.6	$	5.4		$	1,875.0
Property, plant and equipment	1,069.2		2.6			1,071.8
Other assets	97.3		(3.2		)	94.1
Identifiable intangible assets
Customer relationships	2,160.0		—			2,160.0
Patents	321.0		—			321.0
Trade names	1,230.0		—			1,230.0
Trademarks	79.0		—			79.0
Other technology	91.0		—			91.0
Total assets acquired	6,917.1		4.8			6,921.9
Current liabilities	1,105.5		14.4			1,119.9
Long-term debt	2,858.4		—			2,858.4
Pension and postretirement benefits	505.7		—			505.7
Net deferred tax liability	1,188.7		(4.1		)	1,184.6
Noncontrolling interest and other liabilities	167.7		24.5			192.2
Total liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed	5,826.0		34.8			5,860.8
Goodwill	4,403.9		30.0			4,433.9
Total consideration transferred	$	5,495.0	$	—		$	5,495.0

Schedule of pro forma amounts

	First Quarter Ended
(millions)	March 31, 2011
Net sales	$	2,585.6
Net income attributable to Ecolab	181.3
Earnings attributable to Ecolab per common share
Basic	$	0.60
Diluted	$	0.59

Schedule of components of the aggregate purchase prices of acquisitions

	First Quarter Ended March 31
(millions)	2012			2011
Net tangible assets acquired	$	1.7		$	53.9
Identifiable intangible assets
Customer relationships	2.3			142.8
Trademarks	0.1			11.2
Patents	2.8			0.3
Other technology	0.2			9.1
Total	5.4			163.4
Goodwill	14.2			88.3
Total aggregate purchase price	21.3			305.6
Contingent consideration	(2.6		)	—
Liability for indemnification	(0.8		)	(28.1		)
Net cash paid for acquisitions	$	17.9		$	277.5