Operating Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Schedule of financial information for each of the entity's reportable segments

	First Quarter Ended
	March 31
(millions)	2015			2014
Net Sales
Global Industrial	$	1,129.7		$	1,077.2
Global Institutional	1,018.0			956.7
Global Energy	981.9			973.7
Other	178.1			168.5
Subtotal at fixed currency rates	3,307.7			3,176.1
Effect of foreign currency translation	(10.1		)	160.5
Consolidated	$	3,297.6		$	3,336.6
Operating Income
Global Industrial	$	119.2		$	113.6
Global Institutional	169.5			152.0
Global Energy	128.7			127.6
Other	23.4			21.4
Corporate	(52.2		)	(79.7		)
Subtotal at fixed currency rates	388.6			334.9
Effect of foreign currency translation	(0.9		)	16.0
Consolidated	$	387.7		$	350.9

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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