GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill (net of accumulated amortization) for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory Segment						Other Segment					Total
	December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012			December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Balance as of January 1	$	2,857.1		$	2,643.5		$	44.6		$	38.3	$	2,901.7		$	2,681.8
Goodwill acquired during the period	107.5			219.1			19.5			5.4		127.0			224.5
Adjustments to goodwill	(4.4		)	(5.5		)	(1.5		)	0.9		(5.9		)	(4.6		)
Balance at end of period	$	2,960.2		$	2,857.1		$	62.6		$	44.6	$	3,022.8		$	2,901.7

Components of identifiable intangible assets

The components of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:

	December 31, 2013							December 31, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships	$	1,327.0	$	(545.1	)	$	781.9	$	1,296.1	$	(483.3	)	$	812.8
Patents, licenses and technology	116.2		(85.4		)	30.8		117.2		(76.2		)	41.0
Non-compete agreements	41.6		(25.3		)	16.3		32.3		(19.6		)	12.7
Trade names	131.4		(83.0		)	48.4		131.3		(73.4		)	57.9
Canadian licenses	694.6		—			694.6		743.3		—			743.3
	$	2,310.8	$	(738.8	)	$	1,572.0	$	2,320.2	$	(652.5	)	$	1,667.7

Acquired amortizable intangible assets and their respective weighted average amortization periods

A summary of amortizable intangible assets acquired during 2013, and their respective weighted average amortization periods are as follows:

	Amount		Weighted Average Amortization Period
Customer relationships	$	31.6	16.2
Non-compete agreements	9.3		5.0
	$	40.9	13.7