BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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, 2017 and 2016:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017			2016
Net revenues:
LCD	$	1,717.9		$	1,590.6
CDD	690.3			704.6
Intercompany eliminations	(0.1		)	—
Net revenues	2,408.1			2,295.2
Operating earnings:
LCD	309.5			274.7
CDD	56.1			62.9
Unallocated corporate expenses	(32.9		)	(38.1		)
Total operating income	332.7			299.5
Other income (expense), net	(53.0		)	(45.9		)
Earnings before income taxes	279.7			253.6
Provision for income taxes	87.2			89.2
Net earnings	192.5			164.4
Less income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.3		)	(0.3		)
Net income attributable to Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	$	192.2		$	164.1