BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reconciliation of Operating Income to Consolidated [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

The table below represents information about the Company’s reporting segments for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Total revenues:
LCD - net revenue	$	1,590.6		$	1,472.0
CDD - net revenue	704.6			300.3
Total revenues	2,295.2			1,772.3
Operating earnings (loss):
LCD	277.0			210.4
CDD	63.0			(50.4		)
Unallocated corporate expenses	(38.1		)	(27.6		)
Total operating income	301.9			132.4
Other income (expense), net	(45.9		)	(99.9		)
Earnings before income taxes	256.0			32.5
Provision for income taxes	95.5			29.1
Net earnings	160.5			3.4
Less income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.3		)	(0.3		)
Net income attributable to Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	$	160.2		$	3.1