NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST:

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

NOTE 12 — NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST:

The following table presents the non-controlling interest activity for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in millions):

	2013			2012
Balance as of January 1,	$	24.0		$	21.0
Net earnings	3.0			3.9
Dividend paid	(0.9		)	(1.7		)
Other	(0.1		)	(0.2		)
Balance as of June 30,	$	26.0		$	23.0

- Definition

The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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