Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

					Int’l
					Cleaning
	U.S.		U.S.		Sanitizing
	Cleaning &		Other		& Other			Global			Global			Global
(millions)	Sanitizing		Services		Services			Water(b)			Paper(b)			Energy(b)			Total
Goodwill as of December 31, 2011	$	543.6	$	50.5	$	857.3		$	1,933.0		$	179.3		$	2,291.6		$	5,855.3
Current year business acquisitions(a)	—		—		17.1			6.1			—			—			23.2
Prior year business acquisitions	—		—		—			21.5			9.5			18.9			49.9
Effect of foreign currency translation	—		—		(57.8		)	(21.4		)	(2.1		)	(25.3		)	(106.6		)
Goodwill as of June 30, 2012	$	543.6	$	50.5	$	816.6		$	1,939.2		$	186.7		$	2,285.2		$	5,821.8

(a)For 2012, none of the goodwill related to businesses acquired is expected to be tax deductible.

(b)The company completed its goodwill allocation related to the Nalco merger during the second quarter of 2012. As such, goodwill acquired through the Nalco merger has been disclosed for each legacy Nalco reportable segment beginning in the second quarter of 2012, with disclosure back to year end 2011.

Future estimated amortization expenses

(millions)
2012 (Remainder: six-month period)	$	117
2013	234
2014	223
2015	220
2016	216