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Other Expenses
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
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Other Expenses
Other expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are comprised of the following:
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
(in millions)
2011
 
2010
Business development
$
3.2

 
$
1.9

Non-trading hardware and software maintenance and software licensing
0.6

 
0.5

Contingent consideration, net(1)
1.3

 
3.1

Insurance
0.4

 
0.4

Other non-income taxes
0.7

 
0.6

Advertising, meetings and conferences
0.6

 
0.2

Office supplies and printing
0.3

 
0.3

Other
1.8

 
1.1

Total other expenses
$
8.9

 
$
8.1

(1) Contingent consideration includes remeasurement of contingent liabilities related to business combinations accounted for in accordance with the provisions of the Business Combinations Topic of the ASC (see Note 4) and additional purchase price, based on achieving specific conditions and earnings targets, relating to FCStone, LLC's previous acquisition of Downes O'Neill, LLC ("Downes O'Neill") and Globecot, Inc. ("Globecot"). When the Downes O'Neill and Globecot acquisitions occurred, they were recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations ("SFAS 141"). As a result of the Company's merger with FCStone Group, Inc. on September 30, 2009, this contingent purchase price amount was considered a pre-acquisition contingency, which was not reasonably estimable during the merger allocation period following the FCStone transaction. In accordance with SFAS 141, adjustments to pre-acquisition contingencies, made after the end of the allocation period, are included in earnings in the current period.