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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS  
Schedule of new accounting pronouncements

Standards that are not yet adopted:

Summarized activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts

First Quarter Ended 

March 31

(millions)

    

2020

    

2019

Beginning balance

$62.0

$60.6

Adoption of new standard

4.3

-

Bad debt expense

 

 

16.1

 

3.4

Write-offs

 

 

(5.3)

 

(4.2)

Other (b)

 

 

(1.2)

 

(1.4)

Ending balance

$75.9

$58.4

(b)

Other amounts are primarily the effects of changes in currency translations and the impact of allowance for returns and credits.