GOODWILL

The following is a rollforward of the Company’s goodwill ($ in millions):



Balance, December 31, 2016	$	23,826.9
Attributable to 2017 acquisitions	73.2
Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations	(71.3		)
Foreign currency translation and other	955.0
Balance, September 29, 2017	$	24,783.8

The carrying value of goodwill by segment is summarized as follows ($ in millions):



	September 29, 2017		December 31, 2016
Life Sciences	$	12,153.9	$	11,610.3
Diagnostics	7,049.0		6,903.0
Dental	3,341.1		3,215.6
Environmental & Applied Solutions	2,239.8		2,098.0
Total	$	24,783.8	$	23,826.9

The Company has not identified any “triggering” events which indicate a potential impairment of goodwill in the nine-month period ended September 29, 2017.