Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 5,958.2	$ 5,952.0
Technologies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	4,882.0	4,860.8
Dental And Healthcare Consumables
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,076.2	$ 1,091.2
Sirona Dental Systems Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 3,758.1
Sirona Dental Systems Inc \| Technologies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			3,645.4
Sirona Dental Systems Inc \| Dental And Healthcare Consumables
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 112.7